California could be hit with a massive earthquake—possibly up to a 6.7 to 7.0 magnitude temblor—in the next century, according to the United States Geological Survey’s latest earthquake study.
“There’s a very high probability—and our maps show it—for large earthquakes to occur in California,” Mark Petersen, USGS geophysicist and lead author of the study, told The Epoch Times. “It could be in 100 years, or it could be 50 years.”
Earthquakes can happen in almost any area of the United States, Mr. Petersen said, but the risk is much higher and more frequent in California because of the state’s abundance of fault lines and other features that contribute to quakes....
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