Researchers say a recently released study about the discovery of warm liquid spewing from the seafloor off the coast of Oregon could reveal new information about the relationships between oceanic activity and faults like the Cascadia Subduction Zone. "[It has implications] for studying earthquake activity along our coast in new ways," UW Professor of Oceanography Deborah Kelley said. "The whole Pacific Rim, there's subduction zones all over the place. It does have implications, not only for our own environment, but throughout the world's oceans in terms of subduction zone behavior, where there are these perpendicular faults." The study, led by the University of Washington, found warm liquid seeping from the seafloor near Newport, Oregon. Researchers named the unique underwater spring "Pythias Oasis." According to researchers, it appears the spring comes from water 2.5 miles under the seafloor at a plate boundary for the Cascadia fault. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/researchers-study-warm-liquid-spewing-seafloor-cascadia-fault/281-2ae1257b-ec0b-40e3-98e7-e8edda8ea456