A 9.2 megathrust earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone would not just rattle the Pacific Northwest, it would redraw the ...

A massive earthquake off the Pacific Northwest coast is not a distant abstraction but a well-defined geological threat. Along ...

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world’s most devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. How do these danger zones come to be? A study in Geology presents ...

“The Cascadia Megathrust M9.0 Earthquake was selected as a scenario as it is currently one of the more likely earthquake ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five minutes, and tsunami waves as tall as 100 feet could barrel toward shore.

When Washingtonians talk about the possibility of a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the conversation typically focuses on the immediate impacts: the threat of casualties, building ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Centuries later, the ancient quake has left clues for scientists to ...

(a) Geological units and earthquake distribution of an oceanic subduction zone. The orange shadow beneath the volcanic arc represents partially molten areas and magma channels. (b) Thermal structure ...