{"id":29338,"date":"2025-05-02T20:44:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=29338"},"modified":"2025-05-02T20:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:44:42","slug":"hidden-threat-massive-undersea-fault-near-california-may-trigger-catastrophic-sinking-in-minutes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=29338","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Threat: Massive Undersea Fault Near California May Trigger Catastrophic Sinking In Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Scientists Warn of Major Earthquake Risk on U.S. West Coast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New research warns that a massive earthquake along the\u00a0<strong>700-mile-long Cascadia Subduction Zone<\/strong>\u00a0could cause coastal land in the U.S. to sink by up to\u00a0<strong>6.5 feet within 30 minutes<\/strong>, especially if combined with rising sea levels from climate change.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>The most at-risk areas include\u00a0<strong>southern Washington, northern Oregon, and northern California<\/strong>. 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