Scientists Just Found a Disaster Worse Than the Big One

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Scientists have just uncovered a terrifying possibility — a megaquake on the Cascadia Fault could trigger another massive earthquake along California’s San Andreas Fault, striking within minutes or hours.  This new research suggests that the Big One might not be a solo disaster… but a deadly domino effect that could devastate the entire West Coast, hitting San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver all at once.  The study, backed by over 20 years of research, found evidence of 18 massive earthquakes in Cascadia followed by quakes on the northern San Andreas over the past 3,000 years. The last time this happened? A magnitude 9 quake in 1700 that caused a tsunami in Japan and may have also triggered a major quake in Northern California.  Cascadia has a 37% chance of producing another megaquake in the next 50 years. And now, we know it might not strike alone. WooGlobe Ref : WGA782444 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00We thought the big one was bad enough.

00:02But scientists just discovered something even more terrifying.

00:05A massive earthquake along the Cascadia Fault off the Pacific Northwest

00:09was already a worst-case scenario.

00:12But new research shows it could trigger another massive quake

00:15along California's San Andreas Fault within minutes.

00:18That means cities like San Francisco, Portland, Seattle,

00:22and even Vancouver could all be hit almost at once.

00:25It's happened before!

00:26In 1700, a magnitude 9 quake in Cascadia caused a tsunami in Japan,

00:31and now scientists believe it also set off a major quake on the northern San Andreas.

00:36They've found 18 similar quake pairs over the last 3,000 years.

00:40The two faults meet offshore near Humboldt County,

00:43and when one goes, the other often follows.

00:46This isn't just a theory.

00:47It's 20 years of research and the strongest evidence yet.

00:50And the Cascadia has a 37% chance of going off in the next 50 years.

00:55If both faults erupt together, emergency systems could be overwhelmed in seconds.

01:00The big one might not be the biggest problem anymore.

01:02It might just be the beginning.

01:04The Cascadia Bay Area

01:06Any lives happening?

01:07The Cascadia

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