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Seismic pressure is building along the Tintina fault line, stretching from Canada's Yukon Territory to Alaska.
The Tintina fault has triggered many more earthquakes than was thought — and a build-up of strain poses a hazard.
Researchers at the University of Victoria found that the previously overlooked Tintina Fault could pose a hazard to the ...
Canadian scientists have warned that an overlooked fault line could unleash catastrophic earthquakes across North America — disrupting infrastructure, triggering landslides and impacting thousands of ...
New research led by the University of Victoria (UVic) has illuminated a significant and previously unrecognized source of ...
A major fault in Canada’s Yukon Territory, long thought dormant, has shown signs of recent seismic activity. A new study from the (UVic) has brought attention to a newly identified seismic threat in ...
Learn about the Tintina fault, which has been stirring for thousands of years and may hit the Yukon Territory with a major ...
The Tintina Fault hints at an answer to Becker’s question, Gillis said. “When a mineral trend abruptly ends at a fault, sometimes the best thing to do is to look sideways,” he said.
The Earth is always moving. Here’s a less comforting one: Sometimes it moves violently — and Interior Alaska might be overdue.
The Tintina Fault slices through the southern third of the Yukon Territory. It then disappears for a bit before it connects with the Rocky Mountain Trench, a similar-but-longer feature that ...