NYT warned of the threat of a "mega-earthquake" in the United States

A major earthquake may occur in the United States due to a fault in the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate off the northwest coast of the Pacific Ocean. This was reported on October 12 by The New York Times (NYT).

"Among the tectonic risks <...>, the threat of a mega-earthquake in the area of the San Andreas fault in California looks very frightening, however <...> the fault in the Cascadia subduction zone gives experts even more reason to worry," the article says.

Experts said that due to the fact that the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate is sandwiched between two other plates, it is experiencing tremendous stress, which can lead to the appearance of new faults. "Газета.Ru ".

The course of the disaster: how will the earthquake in the Philippines affect tourism

More than 60 people became victims, many still remain under the rubble.

Earlier, on October 10, the Reuters news agency reported seven dead and 11 more injured as a result of a magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the coast of the Philippines. It was noted that the earthquake affected 8.5 thousand people, most of whom were evacuated to safe areas.

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