Imminent Magnitude 9 Earthquake?

by Ken Jorgustin ———- UPDATE: Magnitude 6.3 NOV-8 Earthquake At Cascadia

 At the Seismology Lab at the University of Washington, there is concern that the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that occurred on the British Columbia coast over the weekend could affect the Pacific Northwest including Washington, Oregon, and northern California.

“We need to watch the whole region with extra care,” said a seismologist there. The magnitude 7.7 was a big earthquake, considered one of the most significant along the northwest coast in 60 years. Reported by NWCN.com in Seattle, scientists also looked to see if the quake affected volcanoes in Washington, and will remain on alert for at least several more weeks. So far, everything is quiet…

 The problem is that the West Coast, from Alaska to northern California, is under tremendous geologic pressure as it’s forced up against the basin that forms the Pacific Ocean. Release the pressure in a major way along one fault, and it can then add to the pressure on another fault.

More than 100 aftershocks were recorded following the 7.7, including one of them more than 100 miles south of the quake’s epicenter, thought to be on the Cascadia Subduction zone.

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