In this article, found at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429132256.htm is about how new studies at the Scripps Istitute of Oceanogrophy show that the Lake Tahoe region of the United States may be due for a major earthquake.
Many different tests, showing how often a level 7.0 earthgquake occurs in the Lake Tahoe region, states that the area is overdue for a large earthquake. the studies are showing that a major earthquake happens once every 2000 to 3000 years, and that the last earthquake of that size was over 4000 years ago.
Different studies show that if an earthquake of the predicted size were to hit the region, Lake Tahoe could give off tsunami waves 10 to 33 feet in height, which could prove to be a very difficult situation to communities on the shore of the lake.
-Matthew Kavanaugh
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