Most people think that in the United States, the area
around the San Andreas Fault poses the highest risk for a large earthquake. But the risk for a “great earthquake” and tsunami is highest in the Pacific Northwest. Join seismologist Diego Melgar and learn about the risks, the geologic forces behind the potential for a truly massive U.S. earthquake, and efforts underway to build warning systems for the western U.S.
Science at Cal Lecture: The Really Big One
![Oregon coastline is in danger of a tsunami due to the big earthquake predicted to strike along the west coast.](https://nature.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/0_Oregon_coastline_near_Cannon_Beach_thumb.jpg)