The modern Seattle fault zone cuts directly through the densely populated Puget lowlands, including Seattle and its metro area. The modern Seattle fault zone cuts directly through the densely populated Puget lowlands, including Seattle and its metro area. "It wasn't something we were going for originally, but our results predict a major ancient fault where the Seattle fault is today." "There's a lot more uncertainty about the Seattle fault than, for example, the San Andreas fault," Anderson said. In the map view, features on either side of the Seattle fault zone angle away from each other; north of the Seattle fault zone, structures are angled north-northwest, while in the south, they're oriented north-northeast.

Source: The Nation February 07, 2024 04:05 UTC