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Catastrophic San Andreas earthquake could be triggered by the Cascadia subduction zone

For generations, scientists believed that the West Coast’s two great earthquake engines — the Cascadia subduction zone and ...
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Scientists’ typo discovers threat that could trigger San Andreas Fault

Accidental landing of a research vessel in the San Andreas zone revealed the repeating patterns tribuldite in its core.
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Why An Eastern Pacific Tear In Earth’s Crust Could Spare The Pacific Northwest… Eventually

An enormous area of the Earth’s crust has torn and slumped, dropping about 5 kilometers (3 miles). We’ve only just noticed ...

Cascadia Megaquake Could Also Set Off A Major Earthquake Along The San Andreas Fault

Sediment cores recovered from the Pacific seafloor suggest that megathrust earthquakes along the Cascadia subduction zone may ...
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Tectonic plates colliding may influence Pacific Northwest seismic risk

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...