Swarm of Earthquakes Hits Central California
Mitch Battros - Earth Changes Media
A 'swarm' of 75 quakes (and counting) have hit Central California. Several geologists are concerned it may have an effect on the farther north Cascadia Subduction Zone which begins in Northern California and follows the Pacific coast to Alaska.
This subduction zone has the potential to create mega-quakes which could reach 9.0 magnitude and larger. It has a history of such which in 1700 after a 9.0 earthquake, set off a tsunami which traveled across the Pacific hitting Japan and killing hundreds. If this occurred today, the casualties could be in the hundred of thousands.
Central Calif. Swarm: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_35_eqs.php
There is another swarm of quakes which has been going on for almost three months at the Puerto Rico Trench. This is another area of great concern and also has the potential to create mega-quakes. If a mega-quake occurs in this area, it could set off a tsunami which could hit the United States East Coast.
Puerto Rico Swarm: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20_eqs.php
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