Scientists warn that 1000 feet is “Mega Tsunami“It could potentially delete a big piece of America from the map – if strong enough earthquake Shows a particular active line of error in the next 50 years.
Down, Hawaii and parts of land America West coast They are at risk if the earthquake breaks out along the Cascadia subduction zone, a mistake that stretches from the northern Vancouver Island to Cape Mendocin, California.
Recent Study of Virginia Tech Geooscoentists Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences It estimates that there are 15 percent chance of size 8.0 earthquake that strikes the region in the next 50 years.
That earthquake, which would potentially rinse cities like Seattle and Portland, Oregon, could also sink the coastal land by as much as 6.5 feet, according to the findings.
In that case, the waves of Mega Tsunami can reach up to 1,000 feet, placing millions of Americans for a new risk.
While ordinary tsunami produce waves that stand at a few feet high, Mega-Cunamis characterize extreme height, and waves often stretch hundreds of feet into the air. Unlike gradual events that run the climate, this potential earthquake “would occur within minutes, not leaving time to adapt or mitigate,” scientists have warned.
“The spread of the coastal flooding tension after the earthquake of the cascadine zone has not been previously not quantified, and the influences on land use can significantly increase the time frame for recovery” told Tina Dura, leading author of the study and assistant professor in the Department of Geoznan Virginia Tech.
The new research found the most difficult effects in South Washington, North Oregon and North California.
Alaska and Hawaii, although further from the lines of error, are vulnerable because of their seismic and volcanic profiles.
There was also no earthquake of large seismic sizes along the Cascadia subduction zone from 1700. years.