Geoscientists found the most dangerous part of a famous West Coast fault

The segment sits offshore of Washington state

A bunch of stumps protrude from the waves on a beach.

The stumps of the Neskowin Ghost Forest in Oregon are the remains of an ancient spruce forest that was suddenly lowered and buried by a Cascadia mega-earthquake. The stumps of the ghost forest, shown protruding from the sand here, have been estimated to be more than 2,000 years old.

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