Cascadia Subduction Zone feared as West coast prepares for new Tsunami threats

HULIQ ^ | April 7, 2011 | Dave Masko

[La Enchiladita]

NEWPORT, Ore. – New Tsunami warnings from Japan on Thursday again reminded West coast residents that it was just a month ago when the devastating earthquake triggered massive waves here; while Tsunami experts at nearby Oregon State University point to the “Cascadia Subduction Zone” as a clear and present threat in the wake of these new aftershocks that are rattling Japan again and causing new Tsunami warnings in the Pacific.

According to recent reports by scientists at nearby Oregon State University in Corvallis, this Cascadia Subduction zone “has just experienced a cluster of four massive earthquakes during the past 1,600 years,” and if historical trends continue, this cluster could be over and the zone may already have entered a new period of concern. "The Cascadia Subduction Zone has the longest recorded data about its earthquakes of any major fault in the world," said Chris Goldfinger, an associate professor of marine geology at Oregon State Universityand one of the leading world experts on this fault zone.

[Cold Heart]

Thanks. Looked it up. A very good video and summation. The DVD is for sale. I'll get it and shelve it next to the Mt St. Helens video.