Pacific Northwest Earthquake Could Set Off 'the Bigger One'

Pacific Northwest earthquake could set off 'the bigger one'

Most in the Pacific Northwest have heard of “the big one,” a potentially massive earthquake that could shake the region. A new study found “the big one” could set off “the bigger one,” triggering California’s San Andreas fault and leading to a monumental disaster, The Guardian reported Thursday. “If they both went off together, then you’ve got potentially San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver all in an emergency situation in a compress…

The San Andreas and Cascadia Earthquake Faults May Be Linked

Samples from the seafloor reveal evidence of several earthquakes along the West Coast’s two major fault zones happening in quick succession over the past 3,000 years