It's not just about loss of life and homes or economic damage; critical wetlands will be gone for good. Scientists issue ...

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 major earthquake waiting to strike the Cascadia Subduction Zone isn’t the only natural disaster looming in the Pacific ...

One of the most dangerous fault lines that threatens the United States lurks off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, capable ...

Researchers are sounding an alarm about an earthquake fault along the Northern California coast. A new study shows a large ...

New research shows that in minutes after the earthquake hits, coastal areas of California, Oregon and Washington could drop ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a major fault that runs offshore from Northern California to British Columbia. The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a major fault that runs offshore from Northern ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a fault line running along the U.S. West Coast, poses a significant threat of a catastrophic earthquake. Recent research highlights the potential for long-term coastal ...

If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough damage to the coastal Northwest on its own, frequent and widespread flooding from rising seas that follows will ...

The Cascadia subduction zone is locked by friction at depths lower than 18 miles. Strain slowly builds up until the fault’s frictional strength is exceeded and the rocks slip past each other in ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five ...