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Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest
A new study reports that the Earth's crust is slowly tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest, in the Cascadia region of the United States. The finding concerns the tectonic forces acting under the area, which includes Oregon and Washington. Scientists are highlighting new details about how the plate boundary there is deforming, a topic of interest given the region's earthquake risk.
Why now: New research on geological splitting under a seismically risky, populated region is drawing attention.
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