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Do any of you guys know what tectonic plate and fault caused the 2001 Seattle earthquake?

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Answer:

North American plate and the San Juan de Fuca plate,

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Answer:

The Puget Sound area is prone to deep earthquakes due to the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate's subduction under the North American Plate at 3.5 to 4.5 cm a year as part of the Cascadia subduction zone

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