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Dead Trees and a Mysterious Cosmic Explosion Reveal Bigger Quake Risk for Seattle | Scientific American

2023-09-27 00:00:00

Puget Sound could face previously unknown earthquake risks, according to a new study that has pinned down the date of an ancient earthquake using tree rings and the radiation left by a mysterious cosmic force. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted.

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