CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Southern Oregon coast is in danger of a major earthquake in the next 50 years, scientists at Oregon State University said in a study released Wednesday.
The study, written by researchers at OSU and published by the U.S. Geological Survey, concludes there is a 40 percent chance of an earthquake in the Coos Bay, Ore. region that could be nearly as devastating as the earthquake in Japan in March of 2011.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone, off the Pacific Northwest Coast, has had many earthquakes over the past 10,000 years, according to Chris Goldfinger, who authored the study. He says the Southern Oregon coast may be the most vulnerable based on the history of recurring quakes in the region.
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