Northwest scientists use ancient trees (and an underwater chainsaw) to uncover our seismic history opb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Over the years, local evidence of the disaster has disappeared. But Douglas firs in Oregon may have caught hints deep in their tree rings. A night when January 1700 was about to end, two tectonic plates moving along the Pacific Northwest coast freed the tension they had piled up during a conversation lasting for centuries. An earthquake of roughly 9.0 magnitude clattered the whole region with the coastline dropping and tsunamis washed over the whole Northwest coast.
The Long-Lost Tale of an 18th-Century Tsunami, as Told by Trees wired.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wired.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.