- The west coast of North America, the Lesser Antilles, Chile, Sumatra and Japan are all at risk from subduction zone “mega-quakes” in the near future according to Professor Bill McGuire of the Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre. Full story:
* San Andreas-Like Fault Found in Eastern U.S... Odds 1-in-3 for Northwest Mega-Quake Within 50 Years... California unveils new seismic map... Will Alaska and California be next in the chain of Massive Quakes around the Ring of Fire?... Strong earthquakes may weaken distant fault lines (Reuters, Sep 30,2009):
