The West Coast is years overdue for the next big earthquake.
When the colossal tremor eventually strikes, seismologists expect high-rises and other buildings to collapse, massive fires that can burn hundreds of homes, Los Angeles highways to buckle and potentially a tsunami that could block any rescuers from reaching the tens of thousands of people who are threatened.
But, as it turns out, that’s “not the worst case scenario,” Chris Goldfinger, a marine geologist at Oregon State University, said in a statement…