Scientists warn that if there are 1,000 feet of “Mega-Tsunami” Spurs on the effective failure line, it could erase part of the U.S. from the map

Scientists warn that if an earthquake strong enough hits a specific active fault line over the next 50 years, the 1,000-foot-tall “Mega Tsunami” could be wiped from the map.

If Alaska, Hawaii and part of the west coast of the continental United States, if it erupts along the Cascadia subduction zone, it is a fault extending from northern Vancouver to Cape Mondocino, California.

A recent study by Virginia Technologists published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences It is estimated that there is a 15% chance of an 8.0 earthquake hitting the area over the next 50 years.

The earthquake could wash away cities such as Seattle and Portland, Oregon, and could also cause coastal areas to land up to 6.5 feet, according to the findings.

In this case, the waves of a large tsunami could reach 1,000 feet, putting millions of Americans at new risks.

Although ordinary tsunamis produce waves several feet high, giant tsunamis are characterized by height, and waves often reach hundreds of feet into the air. Scientists warn that unlike events that are gradually driving by climate, such potential earthquakes will “occur within minutes and have no time to adapt or mitigate.”

“The expansion of coastal floodplain has not been quantified after the Cascadia subduction earthquake, and the impact of land use may significantly increase the timeline for recovery,” said Tina Dura, study author and assistant professor at the Virginia Tech Department of Earth Sciences.

The most serious impacts are southern Washington, northern Oregon and Northern California, new research has found.

Alaska and Hawaii, although far from the fault line, are fragile due to their earthquakes and volcanic profiles.

Since 1700, the earthquake amplitude along the Cascadia subduction zone has also been very large.