Geophysicist assessed the threat of a "mega-earthquake" in the United States

Professor, Chief Researcher, Space Research Institute (IRI) RAS Sergey Pulinets expressed the opinion that an earthquake in the area of the Cascadia fault is a real threat to the United States.

In conversation with Lenta.On Tuesday, October 14, he explained that increased seismic activity in this fault may indicate the approach of an earthquake. He stressed that this is not an exaggeration.: this is a serious fault, where powerful tremors have already occurred in the past, but such events occur with an interval of dozens of years, so it is impossible to accurately predict them.

According to the expert, increased activity may indeed be a sign of an approaching earthquake. He also noted that it is difficult to predict the strength of the tremors in this region.

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The day before, The New York Times reported that the United States is threatened by a mega-earthquake. According to geologists, the Juan de Fuca plate is rapidly deforming off the coast of Oregon, writes IA Regnum. This has caused serious concern in the scientific community, clarifies Life.ru . The fact is that the discovery of this geological fault gives more cause for concern than the threat of a mega-earthquake in the area of the San Andreas fault in California, reports RT.

The Cascadia fault, one of the most dangerous in the world, has not manifested itself for more than 300 years, but it is capable of causing an earthquake of magnitude 9 and higher — more powerful than the San Andreas fault. The Juan de Fuca tectonic plate, where the crack was recorded, stretches off the northwest coast of the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Washington, Oregon and California, the website notes. kp.ru .

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