As seen on March 4, 2001, a large van was crushed by earthquake debris

in a Seattle parking lot. FEMA News Photo by Kevin Galvin

As seen on March 4, 2001, a large van was crushed by earthquake debris in a Seattle parking lot. FEMA News Photo by Kevin Galvin

Damage in downtown Napa after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck the area in August 2014. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

VashonBePrepared President Vicky de Monterey Richoux keeps several bins with supplies in the back of her car.

Photo by Melissa Hellmann

In the event of an earthquake, volunteer radio operators would relay information to the public through the webcasting station, Voice of Vashon. Photo by Melissa Hellmann