00:00What if a 1,000-foot wall of water hit the U.S. coast? In minutes?
00:04Scientists say it's not fiction. It's a countdown.
00:07Deep beneath the Pacific Northwest lies one of the most dangerous fault lines in North America,
00:12the Cascadia subduction zone.
00:14It stretches 600 miles from Canada to California.
00:18And scientists say there's a 15% chance it will unleash a magnitude 8 or stronger quake in the next 50 years.
00:25But here's the terrifying part.
00:27If it ruptures, it could trigger a mega-tsunami.
00:30Waves as tall as skyscrapers, up to 1,000 feet high,
00:34crashing into cities like Seattle and Portland within minutes.
00:37Coastal land could sink by 6 feet.
00:39Roads and buildings? Gone.
00:41Thousands of lives? Lost in moments.
00:44And if sea levels keep rising, the devastation could be even worse.
00:48Scientists warn the floodplain might remain underwater for centuries.
00:52The last time this fault unleashed a monster quake was in the year 1700.
00:56It's overdue.
00:58And experts say it's not a matter of if, but when.
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