The megathrust fault zone is like an air hockey table,’ Solomon, a seafloor geologist at the University of Washington, ...

Sooner Than You Think :water_wave: Scientists are raising the alarm about the Cascadia Subduction Zone — a massive fault off ...

A powerful mega-tsunami could strike large portions of the United States — particularly the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii — due to a potentially massive earthquake along the Cascadia ...

If the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault can act in concert, then seismic models must consider the possibility of coupled behavior. That could mean a higher short-term risk of back-to ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of “partial synchronization” of two of the world’s most famous fault lines—the northern San Andreas Fault and Cascadia Subduction Zone. The relationship between ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may be synchronized, with earthquakes on one fault potentially triggering ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, dormant for over 300 years, poses a significant threat to the Pacific Northwest. A future earthquake, potentially magnitude 8.0 or greater, carries a 15% chance of ...

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.

A Virginia Tech study warns of a potential mega-tsunami along the US Pacific Coast, triggered by a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Coastal regions face sudden land subsidence and ...

A major West Coast earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone could have an unexpected and destructive side-effect for shoreside communities throughout the region. Research recently published in ...

California's fearsome 'Big One' earthquake looks increasingly like it might actually be two, scientists have warned. Researchers uncovered the strongest evidence yet that a tremor along the infamous ...