The amount of shaking was actually surprising. We wouldn't expect this small of an earthquake to be felt as strongly and as widely as it was.
Yumei Wang
To any engineer looking at this, you would have immediate concerns because the columns are skinny and spaced far apart.
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It's not strong enough to withstand even really low levels of shaking.
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This produced much stronger ground motion than similar quakes centered at Swan Island or Kelley Point in North Portland.
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