Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest

ScienceDaily
Oct 25, 2025, 10:39 am129 ptsTrending
For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a slow, step-by-step collapse. This process, once only theorized, explains mysterious fossil plates found elsewhere…

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