As bad as Tuesday's North Coast was, it could have been much, much worse.
The epicenter of the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that jolted Humboldt County, was just off the coast and about 10 miles deep. The area is where four major plates meet; known as the Cascadia Subduction zone. Experts say Californians are lucky the quake didn't trigger a massive tsunami. As bad as Tuesday's earthquake was, experts say it could have been much, much worse.
Professor Tobin is an earthquake and tectonic plate expert and Director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. "From that, we know that about every three to five hundred years is when one of these really big earthquakes happen," said Simms.It has now been over five hundred years since a North Coast mega quake caused massive ground destruction and giant tsunamis.
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