Eerie quiet at Northwest fault where ?big one? may shake
Published: December 7, 2014 12:56PM
Fault line that can produce huge earthquakes isn't letting off any strain
TACOMA (AP) ? Any parent of a rambunctious youngster can tell you trouble might be afoot when things go quiet in the playroom. Two independent research initiatives indicate there is a comparable situation with the Cascadia earthquake fault zone.
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It is ?a puzzle,? according to University of Oregon geophysics professor Doug Toomey.
?What is extraordinary is that all of Cascadia is quiet. It?s extraordinarily quiet when you compare it to other subduction zones globally,? Toomey said in an interview....
