Proof_Device_8197 t1_j9n06z2 wrote
Reply to comment by Thor4269 in Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China by Papppi-56
She has to eventually, too much pressure built up there. Isn’t she overdue now?
scrambledeggsalad t1_j9n1xez wrote
Yes, it is overdue.
NoodlesrTuff1256 t1_j9nidaf wrote
Wasn't the last really huge one back in like 1700? That's a long time for the pressure to build up. I think that researchers figured out that there had been a monster quake in the Cascadian zone because of old writing from Japan describing a tsunami of mysterious origin. It turned out to have traveled all the way across the Pacific after a quake in the Pacific Northwest region.
kirbygay t1_j9phq1z wrote
The local indigenous peoples also had tales of a tsunami sweeping away tons of people.
If anyone is interested, here's a neat article: https://slate.com/technology/2015/09/earthquakes-and-tsunamis-in-the-pacific-northwest-native-american-myths-and-geoscience.html
Kale t1_j9t3mso wrote
The Japanese were aware of the link between earthquakes and tsunamis when the last Cascadia event occurred. There are records of a tsunami in Japan without a recorded quake. It's believed this may have been Cascadia (early 1700's I think?). Indigenous people told the first European explorers about quakes, which probably had occurred not long before the explorers reached the PNW coast.
Aldervale t1_j9ngtp3 wrote
Yup, we just have to hope it releases as a series of mid-level earthquakes instead of a single catastrophic event.
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