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for M7.6 offshore of

High intensity, hopefully not much suffering
Reported intensity MMI 10
Probably will generate tsunami

2018 report has tectonic background information
earthjay.com/?p=8086

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake

for in 2017 M 6.1 in

felt reports of shaking intensity up to MMI 7

learn about the regional and local tectonics in the report:
earthjay.com/?p=6733

for in 2018 M7.0 in

intraslab (within the subducted Pacific plate) normal (extensional) earthquake

generated ground failures (landslides and liquefaction)

felt widely

also, see new map showing historical eqs

read report:

earthjay.com/?p=8016

Updated neotectonic map of the Cascadia margin is released!

faults, folds, and other tectonic features are mapped relative to the age of their most recent activity

oregon.gov/dogami/pubs/Pages/o

for in 2018 M6.3 in

strike-slip earthquake related to the Zagros fold and thrust belt

read report here earthjay.com/?p=7993

for in 2022 M6.1 in

right-lateral strike-slip fault earthquake
along the North Anatolia fault which dominates seismic hazard in N Turkey
@USGS_Quakes landslide & liquefaction models

read report earthjay.com/?p=10569

for in 2016 M6.9 offshore of

extensional (normal) faulting earthquake
possibly considered an "outer rise" earthquake (depending on location?)
generated small

read report here earthjay.com/?p=4480

for in 2016 M 7.8 in

triggered thousands of landslides
we cored the turbidite (submarine landslide deposit) within days of the quake
generated local

read reports:
earthjay.com/?p=4489
earthjay.com/?p=4513

for in 2017 M 7.3 in

compressional (thrust) mechanism
shallow and large magnitude: many casualties :-(
high potential for landslides and liquefaction

read report:
earthjay.com/?p=6709

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