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>Scientists are sounding the alarm after a series of earthquakes rocked the West Coast last week, warning a major seismic event is 'inevitable.'
Earthquakes trigger tsunamis by causing the ocean floor to rise or fall, pushing water above to form a massive wave.
But it isn't just California at risk, Washington sits along the Cascadia Subduction Zone that is capable of a 'megaquake', they said.
Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, said: '[The] 700-mile long fault capable of producing earthquakes up to magnitude 9 and tsunamis that will impact the entire coast.'
Archive: https://archive.today/WkEsh
From the post:
>>Scientists are sounding the alarm after a series of earthquakes rocked the West Coast last week, warning a major seismic event is 'inevitable.'
Earthquakes trigger tsunamis by causing the ocean floor to rise or fall, pushing water above to form a massive wave.
But it isn't just California at risk, Washington sits along the Cascadia Subduction Zone that is capable of a 'megaquake', they said.
Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, said: '[The] 700-mile long fault capable of producing earthquakes up to magnitude 9 and tsunamis that will impact the entire coast.'
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