This conference, the fourteenth in a series sponsored by the Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program, was held October 13-15, 1980 at Lake Wilderness,
Washington. The stated purpose of the conference was to assess progress and
the state of knowledge of earthquake hazards in the Puget Sound region of
Washington. The small size of the group and the pleasant informal setting of
the Lake Wilderness Conference Facility created conditions which encouraged
abundant discussion, expansion of ideas and impromptu presentation that went
well beyond the scheduled topics, most of which are covered in this volume.