Shaken. Not stirred.

In case you didn't know, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Seattle at 10.54am, February 28, 2001. The epicenter was about 30 miles below the Nisqually River delta and is therefore named The Nisqually Earthquake. This river delta is between Olympia and Tacoma, approx. 40 miles South-West of Seattle. The quake itself lasted about 50 seconds, but the taller buildings were swaying several minutes after the earthquake.
Fortunately nobody died, and only 25 were injured.

Fenix Underground is probably one of the most damaged buildings in Seattle after the earthquake. It is not yet decided if the building should be rebuild or torn down. Fenix Underground used to house a restaurant and a bar. Those businesses are obviously closed until further notice.

Fenix Underground. Slightly modified by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake.

Quite a few of the old Victorian houses were naturally not build according to today's building code. These building therefore sustained the most damage.

Someone's got a pretty big hole in their wall. Fortunately no one was in the parking lot just below that hole when all that rubble came down...!

Someone decided to open the window... :-)

Same building, North corner.

Even though this building clearly is retrofitted -- you can actually see the washers of the support bolts on the wall -- damage was not completely avoided. This is going to be an expensive repair.

A small sink hole at the waterfront.