Cascadia is what's known as a " megathrust" fault.

卡斯卡迪亚断层被称为“大型逆冲”断层。

During a megathrust event, all of that stress releases and some of the world's most powerful earthquakes occur.

当发生大逆冲型时，所有压力都会释放出来，还会引发一些世界上最强烈的地震。

It was caused by a megathrust event as the India plate moved beneath the Burma micro plate.

起因就是印度板块在缅甸微板块下方移动时发生的一次大型逆冲。

What happens in case of a megathrust earthquake according to the passage?

3. 根据文章，如果发生巨型地震会怎样？

Think Sumatra in 2004, Tohoku, Japan in 2011, and the Cascadia megathrust quake that's predicted to hit the Northwest US soon.

想想 2004 年的苏门答腊岛、2011 年的日本东北部，以及预计很快将袭击美国西北部的卡斯卡迪亚巨型地震。

With the Cascadia megathrust earthquake likely to hit the Northwest US in the next handful of decades, and the San Andrea's fault keeping Californians worrying about earthquake danger, it's time to figure this out.

- 卡斯卡迪亚巨型地震可能会在未来几十年袭击美国西北部，而圣安德烈亚的断层让加利福尼亚人担心地震危险， 是时候弄清楚这一点了。