Canadian Fault Line Awakening Raises Earthquake Concerns
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A new study suggests the Tintina fault in Yukon, Canada, which was previously considered inactive for 40 million years, has produced recent large earthquakes and could potentially generate a major quake exceeding magnitude 7.5, prompting a reassessment of seismic risks in northwestern Canada.
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- Massive Earthquake Could Strike Canada as Ancient Fault Line Wakes ScienceAlert
- Scientists Say A Major Earthquake Fault Line Is Waking Up Time Magazine
- Scientists Warn: Tintina Fault Could Unleash Major Earthquake SciTechDaily
- Fault line on Canadian border could cause major earthquake, new study shows The Independent
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