Just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest is the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a complex collection of earthquake faults ...

The fault means business. Some of the world’s largest earthquakes and tsunamis have originated from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 1,127-kilometer (700-mile) stretch that runs from northern ...

In subduction zone earthquakes, not only are there strong, long ground-shaking events, but multiple aftershocks and tsunamis. Scientists agree it's not a matter of if, but when On May 12, ...

Scientists are warning that a 100-foot, Doomsday-style tsunami is primed to hit the US West Coast at any moment. Yet ...

A so-called "doomsday tsunami" is likely to hit the United States in the near future, but scientists now say there is a ...

The Cascadia Rising Earthquake Exercise will generate more interest in the Cascadia earthquake fault. See this tsunami modeling of the 1700 quake. January 31, 2016 • ...

The Cascadia subduction zone lies largely offshore of the Pacific Northwest. It is about 700 miles long and covers the area from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, down the West Coast to Cape ...

Studies have shown partial ruptures along the Cascadia subduction zone off the Pacific Northwest Coast and ensuing large destructive quakes and catastrophic tsunamis happen roughly every 300-500 ...

"In the case of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, you could have an area of ocean floor that's 50 miles wide and 500 to 600 miles long suddenly snap back, causing a huge tsunami," Goldfinger said.

Oregon’s congressional Democrats recently announced federal funding to help Oregon prepare for a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami. The funds are being allocated through the ...

Also covered will be tsunami inundation, heights expected, evacuation, time between earthquake and tsunami, as well as other survival tips. Training on Cascadia Subduction Zone to Cover Tsunamis ...

Just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest is the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a complex collection of earthquake faults created by one tectonic plate pushing its way under another. Every 400-600 ...