Cascadia Fault (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Cascadia Fault

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Slow earthquakes happen between the hazardous locked zone and the viscous portion that slips silently. They are found on subduction zones, like Cascadia's, where a heavy ocean plate, in this case the Juan de Fuca Plate, sinks below a lighter continental plate.

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Univ. of Washington

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