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

California Post·Ross O'Keefe·25 days ago
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It’s every Californians worst nightmare. Now experts are warning “The Big One” could be even worse than feared due to a horrific domino effect that could wipe out the West Coast. ScienceDaily this week highlighted a concerning study from Oregon State University showing a seismic event on the Cascadia subduction zone could trigger the San Andreas fault line. “We’re used to hearing the ‘Big One’ – Cascadia – being this catastrophic huge thing,” said Chris Goldfinger , a marine geologist at the college and lead author of the study. “We’re used to hearing the ‘Big One’ – Cascadia – being this catastrophic huge thing,” said Chris Goldfinger , a marine geologist at Oregon State University and lead author of the study. “It turns out it’s not the worst-case scenario.” AP Goldfinger says if both faults went off, it would be a multi-state and international emergency situation spanning from San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, to Vancouver.…

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