Recent seismic imaging off Vancouver Island has revealed something extraordinary: a tear in the subducting oceanic plate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study mapping the Cascadia Subduction Zone is giving scientists clues about the state of the fault ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Pacific Northwest is overdue for an earthquake – and when it happens, coastal ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five minutes, and tsunami waves as tall as 100 feet could barrel toward shore.

A schematic cross section of the Cascadia Subduction Zone shows the ocean floor plate (light gray) moving under the North American continental plate, along with other features. Credit: U.S. Geological ...

Coastal mountain ranges are forming as material from the ocean is scraped off the top of the subducting Juan de Fuca Plate. This photo shows Redwood National and State Parks in California. Scientists ...

The Pacific Northwest sits atop one of the most dangerous fault systems on Earth, yet daily life from Seattle to Portland rarely reflects that reality. The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 700-mile ...

This map models locking at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, with red showing where the plates are tightly locked and orange/yellow indicating less locking. The study sites are marked with small red ...

A new study has found that most rare earth deposits – sources of metals essential for electronics and clean energy ...