Title: “It’s Movie Territory”: Huge Cascadia Earthquakes Can Trigger the San Andreas Fault, Scientists Say
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Description: A future mega-earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could lead to the “Big One” along the San Andreas fault in California—or vice versa—according to clues found in sediment cores.
Open Graph Description: A future mega-earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could lead to the “Big One” along the San Andreas fault in California—or vice versa.
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