Recent earthquakes in the West Coast have prompted scientists to warn about the inevitability of a significant seismic event, particularly through the Cascadia Subduction Zone. This fault, spanning 700 miles, is capable of magnitude 9 earthquakes and associated tsunamis, threatening both Oregon and Washington. Emergency officials estimate devastation could lead to 14,000 fatalities and over 100,000 injuries. With a 37% chance of a magnitude 7.1 quake in the next 50 years, authorities underscore the extreme risks of such events, given the region’s geological vulnerabilities and historical precedents of major earthquakes.
[The] 700-mile long fault capable of producing earthquakes up to magnitude 9 and tsunamis that will impact the entire coast.
It's going to be the worst natural disaster in our country's history.
The earthquakes might be smaller, but the damage could be really much worse.
One would expect the power to be down, natural gas lines to be broken, maybe water and sewer lines to be broken.
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