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Stephanie Pappas

'The difference between alarming and catastrophic': Cascadia megafault has 1 especially deadly section, new map reveals

Port of Tacoma at sunset with Mount Rainer in the background.

The Cascadia subduction zone has the potential to rock the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia with devastating earthquakes. Now, a closer-than-ever look at the megafualt's structure reveals it is segmented into multiple major regions. 

These regions might rupture individually or they could all unleash a massive temblor at once. But the findings indicate that the experience of a quake might be different in each zone. 

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