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Cascadia potential rupture scenarios

Detailed Description

Possible scenarios for ∼M9 (orange) and ∼M8 (blue) events that rupture the Cascadia subduction zone plate interface.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Toward an Integrative Geological and Geophysical View of Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes
Article in "Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences," January 2021, by Walton, et al.

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