(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 ...

One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on ...

Newly-released research led by the University of Washington (UW) showed that a feature scientists hypothesized was present along the Cascadia Subduction Zone is missing in places. What does that mean ...

The deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands Wednesday struck along a subduction zone, the same geologic setting responsible for the world's most powerful earthquakes. In a ...

Two of the biggest seismic threats on the West Coast — the Cascadia Subduction Zone and the San Andreas Fault — may be more connected than previously thought, per new research. Why it matters: If the ...

29. For example, researchers found evidence that the last magnitude 9 earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone - in 1700 and so large that it caused a tsunami in Japan - also produced a major ...

A major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause coastal land from to sink permanently, dramatically increasing the risk of flooding, according to a new study. The research, published ...

Two of the most destructive forces of nature - earthquakes and tsunamis - might actually be more of a threat than current estimates according to new research. Two of the most destructive forces of ...

(KTVZ) – Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may ... but there has only been one observed example of the phenomenon – in Sumatra, ...

"The previous worst case scenario that has been planned for, is likely no longer the worst case," Chris Goldfinger said.