The Cascadia Subduction Zone, just off the Pacific Northwest coast, is building toward a massive earthquake and tsunami. But ...

There are places where splay faults are present along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and for those spots, the tsunami risk may not have changed much. In southern Washington, ...

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 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 ...

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.

PORTLAND, Ore. – A major earthquake waiting to strike the Cascadia Subduction Zone isn’t the only natural disaster looming in the Pacific Northwest, new research shows.A powerful quake ...

A major Cascadia subduction zone earthquake is coming for the West Coast. During that earthquake, parts of California, Oregon and Washington could shake for up to five minutes, as the Juan de Fuca ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake Scientists have a clear picture of what will happen when the earthquake strikes. “First would come extremely strong shaking – shaking that makes it ...

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

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 Subduction Zone looks a little different than researchers thought. Here's what that means for 'The Big One' Although the hazards may be different, that does not mean the risk is less ...