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Earthquake Cluster Rattles West Coast Near Mega-Tsunami Danger Zone

A magnitude-5.7 quake off Oregon led a cluster of tremors that renewed attention on one of North America's most dangerous ...
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The 600-mile Cascadia fault could unleash an M9 quake

The Cascadia Subduction Zone has been quiet for more than three centuries, but that silence is exactly what alarms the scientists who study it. Along roughly 600 miles of fault off the Pacific ...
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A 9.2 megathrust could wreck the Pacific Northwest, experts warn

A 9.2 megathrust earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone would not just rattle the Pacific Northwest, it would redraw the map of the region and test the limits of modern disaster planning.
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Mega-Tsunami Threat Looms as Cascadia Fault Builds Toward 9.0 Quake, Experts Warn

It’s not a matter of if, but when. The big one, so to speak, is coming. And according to recent study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, there’s a 15% chance of a rupture in the ...
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West Coast's two monster faults could trigger back-to-back earthquakes, new research suggests

Workers check damage to Interstate 880 in Oakland after it collapsed during the Loma Prieta earthquake in October 1989. (Paul Sakuma / Associated Press) They are two of the West Coast's most ...