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 ...

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.

Researchers took a ship off the coasts of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia over the summer of 2021 to map the Cascadia Subduction Zone – discovering one plate near Washington is smoother ...

When two tectonic plates meet at a subduction zone and one slides ... The Cascadia zone has caused a mega quake an estimated 13 times over the last 6,000 years — about one every 500 ...

A schematic cross section of the Cascadia Subduction Zone shows the ocean floor plate (light gray) moving under the North American continental plate, along with other features. Credit: U.S ...

The earthquake was caused by the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the faultline where the Juan de Fuca Plate moves beneath the North American Plate. The Cascadia Subduction Zone fault is 700 miles long ...

EUGENE, Ore. (NBC) -- 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 ...

Researchers note that the Cascadia Subduction Zone is one of several regions in the “Ring of Fire,” where the Pacific Plate meets another tectonic plate – creating the strongest quakes in ...

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.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone looks a little ... That's what many call a catastrophic earthquake that's expected in the not-too-distant future when the Juan de Fuca plate slips beneath the ...