The second-largest earthquake in the U.S. was a magnitude-9.0 in 1700, which occurred at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, site of the leak.
earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.0 and up as “great” earthquakes that can “totally destroy” communities close to the epicenter—these types of earthquakes only happen once or twice a year.
to the National Centers for Environmental Information, the earthquake and tsunami caused the deaths of over 18,000 people, including thousands of people who were never found. They destroyed 123,000 homes and damaged millions more, causing $220 billion in damage.
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