A new study suggests northern Oregon could experience stronger shaking during a major Cascadia earthquake than earlier models ...

Now experts are warning “The Big One” could be even worse than feared due to a horrific domino effect that could wipe out the ...

Most Americans think of earthquakes as a West Coast problem. The assumption makes sense on the surface. California shakes ...

Scientists have long known about a major fault off the Pacific Northwest coast that could potentially cause a major ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study mapping the Cascadia Subduction Zone is giving scientists clues about the state of the fault ...

The SZ4D Implementation Plan details how the scientific community plans to make major advances in understanding subduction zone hazards. Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath ...

It’s the 323rd anniversary of the last Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. We spend a fair amount of time thinking about the ‘Big One’ (and the ‘Really Big One’) in the Pacific Northwest. Today is ...

(a) Geological units and earthquake distribution of an oceanic subduction zone. The orange shadow beneath the volcanic arc represents partially molten areas and magma channels. (b) Thermal structure ...

This study is led by Prof. Zhong-Hai Li (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences). The present solid Earth is actually active, with new plates generating in the mid-ocean ridges and some old plates ...

Metamorphic rocks, like those pictured here, are commonly found in subduction zones. Researchers found that among other factors, the orientation of minerals within the rocks can affect seismic ...