A strip of restless ocean off the Pacific Northwest conceals a threat that has been building for centuries. Beneath these ...

The ground beneath the Pacific Northwest is not quiet. Along a vast offshore fault, strain has been building for centuries, ...

According to USGS data, the seven earthquakes occurred over a span of two days and were centered near the city of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County. Preliminary readings placed the epicenters predominantly ...

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Scientists discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal far faster than expected, sometimes within hours. Slow slip events ...

Earthquakes don’t occur everywhere. They occur along the boundaries of the earth’s tectonic plates, along either known active faults or dormant faults. The East Coast is crisscrossed with ancient ...

Oregon scientists are leading the world in tsunami research, helping communities better understand and prepare for one of the most destructive natural forces on Earth. “It has been over 300 years ...

The fate of a project intended to keep the Center Street Bridge standing in the event of a major earthquake may rest in the hands of the Oregon Transportation Commission, they were told Oct. 27.

YACHATS, Ore. — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake was among two that struck early Wednesday morning off Oregon's coast. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a 4.8 magnitude earthquake ...

Did you feel a slight tremor this morning? A pair of earthquakes hit off the Oregon coast early Wednesday morning, with one surpassing a 5.0 magnitude. The first earthquake, a 4.8 magnitude, hit at ...

For generations, scientists believed that the West Coast’s two great earthquake engines — the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault — operated on separate geologic stages. One dives, one ...

That synchronicity was too frequent to be coincidental. After excluding other possible explanations, the researchers concluded that the first deposit in each pair likely resulted from a major ...