The federal government promised an Oregon hospital millions of dollars to help prepare for an earthquake. They're still ...

Scientists discovered a crack under the sea off Vancouver Island, NFZ in Cascadia region, that could alter Pacific subduction ...

New study reveals Earth’s crust collapse in action, offering rare insight into how tectonic plates fracture and reshape the planet.

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

Strange features of a collision point between pieces of Earth's crust are evidence that the structure may be nearing its end, ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a vast, horseshoe-shaped belt around the Pacific Ocean that is the world's most seismically and volcanically active zone. This region contains roughly 75% of the world’s ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of “partial synchronization” of two of the world’s most famous fault lines—the northern San Andreas Fault and Cascadia Subduction Zone. The relationship between ...

Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle The so-called “Big One” or Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake expected to trigger disruptive quakes throughout the West Coast could cause more damage than ...

A new study suggests that a massive Cascadia megathrust earthquake, capable of producing magnitude 9 shaking, tsunamis, and landslides, might also set off the San Andreas Fault, triggering a second ...

The so-called “Big One” or Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake expected to trigger disruptive quakes throughout the West Coast could cause more damage than previously estimated if it sets off quakes ...

For decades, residents in the Pacific Northwest and California have trained for the arrival of the impending “Big One,” a catastrophic +8.0 magnitude mega-earthquake that could level the entire ...