https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/08/the-west-coast-is-at-risk-new-megathrust-fault-research-indicates-that-the-next-big-earthquake-could-be-imminent Safeguarding Humanity Thu, 29 Aug 2024 18:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/08/the-west-coast-is-at-risk-new-megathrust-fault-research-indicates-that-the-next-big-earthquake-could-be-imminent#comment-514344 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 18:00:29 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/08/the-west-coast-is-at-risk-new-megathrust-fault-research-indicates-that-the-next-big-earthquake-could-be-imminent#comment-514344 Subduction? Nah. The earth’s crust is expanding and contracting all the time! The mid Atlantic ridge experiences mild earthquakes all the time as it expands and contracts. In fact, the volcanic activity in Iceland is the result of the long fissure opening up that is part of it.

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