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4 days ago · Of particular concern are signals of massive earthquakes in the region’s geologic history. Many researchers have chased clues of the last “big one”: an 8.7-magnitude earthquake in 1700.
4 days ago · The big one (or really big one) “could happen tomorrow–but it could also be literally centuries in the future…The more you know, the more you can build a guide.”
May 28, 2015 · To figure out what could realistically happen when the Big One finally strikes, a team of earthquake experts sat down sat down several years ago and created the ShakeOut scenario....
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- Sarah Zielinski
- Cascadia and The ‘Really Big One’
- Imaging The Earth Using Distant Quakes
- A General Prediction For Where, But Not When
The Cascadia subduction zone is a region where two tectonic plates are colliding. The Juan de Fuca, a small oceanic plate, is being driven under the North American plate, atop which the continental U.S. sits. Subduction systems—where one tectonic plate slides over another—are capable of producing the world’s largest known earthquakes. A prime examp...
Physicians use electromagnetic waves to “see” internal structures like bones without needing to open up a human patient to view them directly. Geologists image the Earthin much the same way. Instead of X-rays, we use seismic energy radiating out from distant magnitude 6.0-plus earthquakes to help us “see” features we physically just can’t get to. T...
Our results provide new insights into how this subduction zone, and possibly others, behaves over geologic time frames of millions of years. Unfortunately our results can’t predict when the next large Cascadia megathrust earthquake will occur. This will require more research and dense active monitoring of the subduction zone, both onshore and offsh...
The San Andreas Fault is a continental right-lateral strike-slip transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) through the U.S. state of California. It forms part of the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate .
Sep 21, 2021 · The San Andreas fault is overdue for a major earthquake also known as "The Big One." Here's what experts say could happen when it hits the West Coast.
Dec 26, 2023 · Planet Earth. Earthquakes. Balanced boulders on San Andreas fault suggest the 'Big One' won't be as destructive as once thought. News. By Kiley Price. published 26 December 2023. A cluster of...
