Big Quake Coming to NW US?

Started by LongBlade, December 06, 2014, 07:27:33 PM

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LongBlade

The subduction zone offshore of the US Northwest has become stuck.

QuoteToomey said a big unknown is how much strain has accumulated since the plate boundary seized up, and secondly, how much more strain can build up before the fault rips and unleashes a possible magnitude-9.0 megaquake and tsunami.

Toomey described himself as "very concerned" and said it is "imperative" people in the Northwest continue to prepare for a big earthquake.

source: http://www.kplu.org/post/study-offshore-fault-where-big-one-originates-eerily-quiet
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Quote from: GDS_Starfury on December 06, 2014, 08:09:54 PM
Let me be the first to blame obsma and police brutality.

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Jarhead - Yeah. You're probably right.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.