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Geologists have highlighted the risks associated with the presence of several large US cities in the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia subduction zone.
Experts say the area has 'extraordinarily' low rates of earthquakes in recent times, but that in itself could mean that stress is building.
Researchers believe that around eight big earthquakes have shaken this area in the past 3,500 years and another could be 'due' to hit in the near future.
USGS estimates that there is a nearly three-in- four chance of an earthquake striking the San Francisco area in the near future.
The Hayward fault, the Calaveras fault, and the San Andreas fault are the three Bay Area faults most likely to cause a huge earthquake.
Southern California experiences an average of one earthquake every three minutes .
A big one could cause as many as 1,800 deaths and damage up to $213 billion .
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