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> - the big one around San Francisco

A massive earthquake around San Francisco is unlikely to happen. The lower-magnitude earthquakes that area experiences release crust stress and prevent it from building up to the levels necessary to create a Magnitude 9+ earthquake.

The big one will be further north, leveling Seattle and Portland.




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