The presentation focused on two scenarios that pose the greatest risk to the area: a distant tsunami generated by an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, and a local tsunami caused by a significant ...

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San Andreas fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone, an area that could give rise ...

CARNATION, Wash. — A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck near Carnation Wednesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck just after 8:20 p.m. at a depth of 27.1 kilometers, the ...

Imagine a scenario where the Pacific Northwest gets pummeled by a magnitude nine earthquake, only to have California's most ...

Existing fuel hubs are considered "ticking time bombs" due to their risk of rupture during a major earthquake. A 2024 seismic ...

More than 300 years ago, a massive earthquake rocked the Pacific Northwest. That event came from the Cascadia subduction zone ...

At this junction, the Pacific Plate moves northwest against the North American Plate, forming the San Andreas Fault, while the Gorda Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate. However, the ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, which extends 1,000 kilometers from northern Vancouver Island to northern California, is the primary cause of this seismic threat. As the Juan de Fuca Plate gradually ...

A report from 2025 estimates that a major earthquake could cause $128B in losses; we question whether Vancouver is prepared.

Marine turbidites are layers of mud and sand deposited on the deep ocean floor by massive underwater landslides and are often ...

Northern California’s coast keeps you on alert, even on quiet days. Offshore, three tectonic plates meet near Humboldt County ...