Scientists have talked about the threat of a major earthquake off the northwest Pacific coast. About this report New York Times.
According to the statement, a fault has been found in the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate off the US coast. This plate stretches along the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California and lies between the Pacific and North American plates. Both of these plates put pressure on Juan de Fuca, which could cause large earthquakes in the future.
“Among the tectonic risks facing the planet, the threat of a major earthquake along the San Andreas fault in California is quite scary, but the geological fault in the Cascadia subduction zone gives experts even more reason to worry,” the publication reported.
Previously, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of the Philippines.
