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The Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause the next major earthquake that could destroy parts of the West Coast. The zone extends along 600 miles of the ocean floor from norther Cali to Canada.
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At the Cascadia subduction zone, tectonic plates slide against each other, building up stresses capable of unleashing a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and generating a tsunami, with waves as high as 40 feet.
A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.