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.theguardian - 3 days ago

US west coast faults could trigger catastrophic back-to-back earthquakes, study finds

Study shows high-magnitude temblor in north-west could set off another in California, causing unrivaled disasterWarnings about the looming threat of “the big one” – a catastrophic earthquake that could devastate cities – have stoked fears across the US west coast for decades. But according to a new study, a high-magnitude earthquake in the Pacific north-west could set off a secondary one on California’s San Andreas fault, causing an unrivaled catastrophe.“The bigger one” would have the potential to wreak havoc up and down the coast at once, researchers say. Continue reading...


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