Scientists are raising the alarm about a potential mega-tsunami that could devastate parts of the United States. A new study ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. A once-every-500-years earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could shake for five minutes and cause 100-foot ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. Pacific Northwest fault zone could trigger a catastrophic 5-minute quake, new research warns Skip to main content ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, which stretches about 700 miles from the northern end of Vancouver Island to Cape Mendocino, California, is a plate boundary where the Juan de Fuca Plate is being ...

Massive earthquake could sink parts of Pacific Northwest coast within minutes. ... the Cascadia subduction zone marks the boundary where the Juan de Fuca plate dives under the North American plate.

But they can’t say exactly when the Pacific Northwest’s “Big One” could strike. The last great earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone occurred in January 1700, and big events are ...

Scientists estimate that similar quakes in the Cascadia Subduction Zone have happened every 200 to 1,000 years, and since the last one occurred more than 300 years ago the Pacific Northwest could ...

When the Cascadia Subduction Zone ruptures, it is likely to create a massive earthquake that will be felt across the Pacific Northwest. But it will also create something just as dangerous.

But they can’t say exactly when the Pacific Northwest’s “Big One” could strike. The last great earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone occurred in January 1700, and big events are ...

The Pacific Northwest, by contrast, only found out about the danger posed by the Cascadia subduction zone in the 1980s. "Preparing for this is like trying to drain an Olympic-sized swimming pool ...

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.