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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA 6.20 magnitude earthquake has occurred near Port McNeill, Canada at 08:54!
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University of Washington
The Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) is a massive fault line stretching from Vancouver Island to Northern Californiaand its the source of the vast majority of earthquakes and tsunamis in the region. In fact, scientists believe that the fault line will likely be the source of the next Big One, an anticipated megathrust earthquake so powerful itll wreak death and destruction the likes of which weve never seen before from a geological event.
So, it goes without saying that researchers have a special interest in studying the CSZand they may have uncovered something that could clue us in on whats going on with the incredibly powerful ticking time bomb.
Researchers at the University of Washington found a warm liquid seeping out of the ocean floor near the zone roughly 50 miles off the coast of Newport, Oregon. The team suspects that the underwater spring, called Pythias Oasis, might be connected to the CSZand causing the fault line to take on more stress as it leaks. They published their findings on Jan. 25 in the journal Science Advances.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/leak-bottom-sea-may-harbinger-180932935.html
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So, Cascadia, Vancouver Island quake, sounds right, tick tick tick
Fiendish Thingy
(15,659 posts)I live about 350km south of Port McNeil, and didnt feel anything.
My guess is the quake was offshore, and very deep.
Nevertheless, most folks in the Greater Vancouver area are oblivious to the potential for a catastrophic earthquake in our area.
As a survivor of the 1989 Loma Prieta quake, I am prepared.