13-Year Cascadia Study Complete - and Northwest Earthquake Risk Looms Large

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 11:31 in Earth & Climate

A comprehensive analysis of the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Pacific Northwest coast confirms that the region has had numerous earthquakes over the past 10,000 years, and suggests that the southern Oregon coast may be most vulnerable based on recurrence frequency.

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