Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) warned that a marine rift located in the Pacific Ocean could cause one of the largest tremors in history.
Scientists warned that a sea rift off the coast of the US state of Oregonand that could cause a tremor of enormous proportions.
As specified, it is the “leaking a hot liquid” in the ocean, which would produce an increase in the pressure of the tectonic plates, which could lead to “fatal consequences”.
The marine rift is located 80 kilometers from the Oregon coastin the Cascadia subduction, according to researchers from the University of Washington (UW).
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Said marine crack “could cause one of the largest earthquakes in history“, since it would be responsible for “a possible tension accumulated in the oceanic and continental tectonic plates”.
If it did happen, it was insisted that the natural phenomenon would cause “devastating damage in cities across Northwest USA“.
the crack spreads from Northern California to Canadawas discovered in 2015 and named Pythias Oasisin honor of an ancient Greek oracle.
In recent days, this fissure has become relevant, since, according to an investigation, a hot liquid leaks through it, which works as a tectonic lubricant, in charge of avoiding earthquakes. If this fluid were to leak completely, it could cause a magnitude 9 earthquake in the Pacific Northwest.
Source: Ambito
