Mega-tsunami warning within 50 years: New study says these 3 US states are in a direct disaster path | Today news

Virginia Tech scientists warn that a mega-tsunami could hit parts of the US, especially Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. The 600 -mile Cascadia subduction zone has a 15% chance of a size of 8.0+ in 50 years, which can cause soil to sink up to 6.5 feet. Researchers raised alarms about a possible mega tsunami caused by a massive earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone. (Representative Beeld: Pixabay) A powerful mega-tsunami can have large parts of the United States-especially the northwest of the Pacific, Alaska and Hawaii truck due to a potentially massive earthquake next to the Cascadia subduction zone, warned scientists. The warning stems from new research by Virginia Tech GeoScientists, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This part of the US has a 15 percent chance of experiencing an earthquake greater than 8.0 in the next 50 years, the researchers wrote in the study. The earthquake can cause coastal land to subside by as much as 6.5 feet, and the tsunami’s destructive impact worsen. Cascadia Subduction Zone: A Sleeping Giant The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a 600 mile long convergent fault line ranging from Cape Mendocino, California, to northern Couver Island, Canada. This is where the Juan de Fuca plate slowly slides under the North American plate-a geological setup that, according to researchers, is able to deliver earthquakes in the mega. Coastal states that are on a high warning, according to the study, are the areas that run the greatest risk, Northern California, Northern Ginegon and southern Washington, although Alaska and Hawaii remain vulnerable because of their proximity to seismic and volcanic zones. What is a mega-tsunami? Unlike ordinary tsunamis, which can be caused by earthquakes or landslides underwater and lead to wave heights of a few feet, a mega-tsunami is defined by the extreme wave height and reached. These waves, caused by massive displacements underwater, can rise hundreds of feet high and travel miles in the interior.