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2 fault lines that have scientists scared of the next major US earthquake

Most Americans think of earthquakes as a West Coast problem. The assumption makes sense on the surface. California shakes ...

Hidden Earthquake Threat: Oregon’s Fault May Be Closer to the Surface Than Scientists Thought

A new study suggests northern Oregon could experience stronger shaking during a major Cascadia earthquake than earlier models ...

New evidence suggests that the earthquake threat of the ‘Big One’ could be even worse than scientists thought

Now experts are warning “The Big One” could be even worse than feared due to a horrific domino effect that could wipe out the ...
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Cascadia fault stress test reveals wild shifts in how quakes could spread

University of Washington researchers have published the first extended offshore strain monitoring study of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and the results challenge long-held assumptions about how a ...
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Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of the 'big one.' When should they tell the public?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brian Atwater, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist emeritus, shows off tsunami-deposited mud. (Evan Bush) COPALIS BEACH, WASH. — ...
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San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to set off huge double earthquake, new study finds

It’s like a plot from a Hollywood movie. A massive earthquake on one West Coast fault triggers other earthquakes far away, causing vast destruction over hundreds of miles. A new study out Tuesday ...
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An earthquake rattled the Cascadia fault 325 years ago. Here’s what we know about the massive quake

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Centuries later, the ancient quake has left clues for scientists to ...
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What a plume of liquid spewing from the Oregon seafloor could tell researchers about the Cascadia fault

About 50 miles off the coast of Newport, hot, mineral-laden seawater is seeping out of the ocean floor at an unprecedented rate. Researchers at the University of Washington say the liquid acts as a ...
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Warm liquid spewing from seafloor along Cascadia fault provides insight to local, global oceanic trends

SEATTLE — Researchers say a recently released study about the discovery of warm liquid spewing from the seafloor off the coast of Oregon could reveal new information about the relationships between ...
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It’s been 323 years since the last Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. How prepared are you for the ‘Big One?’

It’s the 323rd anniversary of the last Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. We spend a fair amount of time thinking about the ‘Big One’ (and the ‘Really Big One’) in the Pacific Northwest. Today is ...
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Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of the 'big one.' When should they tell the public?

COPALIS BEACH, WASH. — When Japan issued its first-ever “megaquake” warning last week, Harold Tobin, Washington state’s seismologist, was watching carefully. The advisory came after a 7.1-magnitude ...