Yukon fault thought long dormant could trigger 7.5 magnitude earthquake: new research
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Tintina fault beneath Canada could unleash massive earthquake after 12,000 years
A long-forgotten and dormant geological fault in Canada’s Yukon region is at the brink of triggering a massive earthquake after 12,000 years of silence, a new study reveals. The Tintina Fault...
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Researchers at the University of Victoria have discovered a seismic failure that has been inactive for more than 12,000 years and could cause a major earthquake in Canada. The failure of more than a thousand kilometers of extension is located in the Yukon, to the northwest end of the country, and was found using lidar technology. Related news: Sism of Magnitude 6.1 in Turkey Leaves at Least One Person Dead; So It Was the Tremor: Video Hallan sei…
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