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Massive earthquake could sink parts of Pacific Northwest coast within minutes
The Cascadia subduction zone could pose a major threat to the West Coast if a high magnitude earthquake were to occur, ...
Northern California faces risk from terrifying Pacific Northwest earthquake fault
The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a major fault that runs offshore from Northern California to British Columbia, is best known ...
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Where was the earthquake in California?
A magnitude-5.2 earthquake occurred about ... The Elsinore Fault Zone, a major fault line in Southern California and part of the San Andreas Fault system, is in this area. It is one of the largest ...
New California Earthquake Risk Raised by Scientists
A new study warns that a megathrust earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause coastal land to sink permanently.
This little-known earthquake fault has been quiet. But it can unleash devastation across SoCal
While not a household name like the San Andreas, the Elsinore fault is part of a larger seismic zone that experts fear and ...
Monster quake could sink swath of California, dramatically heightening flood risk, study says
A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more ...
The lesser-known Elsinore fault is a risk to California
What's the Elsinore fault? California has long been a hotbed of seismic activity, with notorious San Andreas being the ...
How wide are faults? Earthquake study reveals fault zones are sprawling networks, not single strands
By compiling observations of recent earthquakes, Rowe and Hatem conclude that from Turkey to California ... including rupture ...
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A Major Cascadia Zone Earthquake Could Cause Much of Coastal Humboldt to Rapidly Drop Into the Sea, New Study Finds
The study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), found that a major earthquake ...
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Are You in an Earthquake “Danger Zone?” Concerning New Research Challenges Past Data on Earthquake Faults
Scientists say the size of earthquake faults may have been previously underestimated, extending potentially dangerous ...