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Live Science on MSN'Sleeping giant' fault beneath Canada could unleash a major earthquake, research suggests
A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.
A major fault in Canada’s Yukon Territory, long thought dormant, has shown signs of recent seismic activity. A new study from ...
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ScienceAlert on MSNMassive Earthquake Could Strike Canada as Ancient Fault Line Wakes
The Tintina fault stretches 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) across northern Canada, crossing the Yukon and ending in Alaska. The fault is thought to have been dormant for 40 million years, but that ...
The new study reveals more recent activity along the Tintina fault, which stretches about 600 miles, from northeastern ...
Seismic pressure is building along the Tintina fault line, stretching from Canada's Yukon Territory to Alaska.
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Could Yukon’s Hidden Fault Reshape Seismic Hazard Maps?
Major ancient faults like that can remain as weak zones in the Earth’s crust and then focus ongoing tectonic strain,” noted ...
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Green Matters on MSNTintina Fault May Still Be Active, Could Deliver Massive Earthquake in Canada
A 2025 study has researchers warning that the Tintina fault line has been showing earthquake activity in Canada, prompting ...
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Discover Magazine on MSNMounting Pressure in the Tintina Fault Could Mean Dangerous Earthquakes
Learn about the Tintina fault, which has been stirring for thousands of years and may hit the Yukon Territory with a major ...
Canadian scientists have warned that an overlooked fault line could unleash catastrophic earthquakes across North America — ...
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Juneau Empire on MSNTintina Fault in the Yukon prone to large quakes, study reveals
Researchers at the University of Victoria found that the previously overlooked Tintina Fault could pose a hazard to the ...
The Tintina fault has triggered many more earthquakes than was thought — and a build-up of strain poses a hazard.
The Earth is always moving. Here’s a less comforting one: Sometimes it moves violently — and Interior Alaska might be overdue.
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