Q: Is this Geological mess below the surface of the Pacific Coast, due to the Global Flood, something that is "Reserved" as a coming calamity for the Time of Trouble?
"By closely monitoring clusters of extremely small earthquakes, scientists are uncovering new details about a dangerous and complex
This area marks the meeting point of the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia subduction zone, a place capable of producing powerful and destructive earthquakes.
Off the coast of Humboldt County lies the Mendocino Triple Junction, where three of Earth’s major tectonic plates come together. South of this point, the Pacific plate moves northwest alongside the North American plate, forming the San Andreas fault. North of the junction, the Gorda (or Juan de Fuca) plate pushes northeast and slides beneath the North American plate, sinking into the Earth’s mantle in a process known as subduction.
The updated model shows that the region contains five moving pieces rather than just three major plates. Two of these pieces are completely hidden below the surface.
At the southern end of the Cascadia subduction zone, the researchers
found that a section of the North American plate has broken off and is being pulled downward along with the Gorda plate as it sinks beneath North America.
South of the triple junction, the Pacific plate is dragging a mass of rock known as the Pioneer fragment beneath the North American plate as it moves north. The fault separating the Pioneer fragment from the North American plate lies nearly flat and cannot be seen from the surface."
Off the coast of Humboldt County lies the Mendocino Triple Junction, where three of Earth’s major tectonic plates come together. South of this point, the Pacific plate moves northwest alongside the North American plate, forming the San Andreas fault. North of the junction, the Gorda (or Juan de Fuca) plate pushes northeast and slides beneath the North American plate, sinking into the Earth’s mantle in a process known as subduction.
Just as the Sun and Moon influence ocean tides, their gravity also exerts subtle pulls on tectonic plates. When those forces line up with the natural direction of plate movement, the number of small earthquakes increases.
The updated model shows that the region contains five moving pieces rather than just three major plates. Two of these pieces are completely hidden below the surface.
At the southern end of the Cascadia subduction zone, the researchers
South of the triple junction, the Pacific plate is dragging a mass of rock known as the Pioneer fragment beneath the North American plate as it moves north. The fault separating the Pioneer fragment from the North American plate lies nearly flat and cannot be seen from the surface."
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