Scientists discovered a crack under the sea off Vancouver Island, NFZ in Cascadia region, that could alter Pacific subduction ...

This map models locking at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, with red showing where the plates are tightly locked and orange/yellow indicating less locking. The study sites are marked with small red ...

A massive 9.2 magnitude earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone is long overdue, and the Pacific Northwest is ...

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 ...

This map models locking at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, with red showing where the plates are tightly locked and orange/yellow indicating less locking. The study sites are marked with small red ...

A newly published study from scientists at Virginia Tech has revealed a sobering scenario that could unfold across the Pacific Northwest. According to their findings, coastal regions in Northern ...

The pressure keeps building below the Earth’s surface off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, and a multi-layered disaster could strike at any time. A huge earthquake is brewing along the Cascadia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Map showing the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas Fault. (USGS/Illustration by SFGATE) Two of the West Coast's most ...

Large subduction-zone earthquakes leave scars on the continental slope in the deep sea. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Workers check damage to Interstate 880 in Oakland after it collapsed during the Loma Prieta earthquake in October 1989. (Paul Sakuma / Associated Press) They are two of the West Coast's most ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is unusually quiet for a megathrust fault. Spanning more than 600 miles from Canada to California, the fault marks the convergence of the Juan de Fuca and North American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research reveals the Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be linked, with quakes on one triggering the other. (CREDIT: ...