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 years, ...

New Cascadia Subduction Zone research suggests the tsunami risk for some coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest may not be quite as acute as originally thought.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone has stayed calm for 300 years. When it finally breaks, it could trigger a huge earthquake ...

A doomsday tsunami is likely to strike the US in the near future, but scientists say it's better if it hits sooner rather ...

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

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

The Cascadia fault off the Pacific Northwest can trigger the rare magnitude-9 megathrust earthquakes and cause tsunamis that can devastate vast swathes of land and kill thousands. A new technology ...

The big one about “The Big One” hit 10 years ago. On July 13, 2015, The New Yorker shook us up with “The Really Big One,” ...

Earthquakes remain one of nature’s most terrifying forces. While we still can’t predict them, science has advanced in identifying where they’re most likely to occur. Our planet’s crust is made of ...

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CORE3, Central Oregon Ready Responsive Resilient, a project creating a dedicated multi-agency coordination center for ...