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'Megathrust' Earthquake Could Trigger San Andreas Fault, Scientists Warn

Down in California, the San Andreas Fault marks the boundary where the North American and Pacific plates are sliding past ...
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Scientists warn San Andreas could be triggered soon

Scientists are raising the alarm about a potential seismic catastrophe on the West Coast of North America. Recent studies ...

The “Really Big One” Might Trigger California’s Next Catastrophe, Scientists Warn

Geologic clues reveal a hidden link between two major faults. A Cascadia quake might set the San Andreas in motion soon after ...

California at risk? The “Really Big One” could strike and cause massive damage, scientists warn

A massive Pacific Northwest earthquake could trigger a devastating second quake on California's San Andreas Fault, a new ...

Researchers Found a Mysterious Spring Under the Cascadia Subduction Zone

Researchers named the spring "Pythia’s Oasis" for Ancient Greece's Pythia, an oracle who sat in a temple above a crack in the ...

The West Coast's most dangerous faults could rupture together, affecting entire region

Geosphere, demonstrating the first evidence that the two faults have interacted repeatedly over thousands of years. The ...
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Cascadia megathrust earthquake could trigger San Andreas fault

When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest moves, it does so in dramatic fashion. Not only is ground shaking from a magnitude 9+ earthquake incredibly destructive, the event ...