Government officials visited the earthquake zone on Thursday morning to coordinate the relief effort.

政府官员星期四上午视察了地震灾区以协调救灾工作。

Nearly 700 miles long, the earthquake zone is located by the North American Plate off the coast of Pacific British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Northern California.

地震带位于太平洋的大不列颠哥伦比亚省、华盛顿州、俄勒冈州和北加州沿海的北美板块，近700英里长。

The Cascadia earthquake zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas (it's been called the most dangerous fault in America), but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.

卡斯卡迪亚地震带足够大，可以与圣安地列斯（它被称为美国最危险的断层）相媲美，但它的知名度远不及它在加州的表亲。