Geologist Robert Yeats, author of 'Earthquake Time Bombs', has highlighted the risks associated with the presence of several large US cities in the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia subduction zone.

Schematic figure of the subduction zone underneath the Kanto region (left) in Japan and the spatial distribution of magnitude 2 to 6 earthquakes on the subduction zone at 60 to 70 kilometers below ...

Huang says finding active areas of subduction zones where earthquakes tend to occur, and examining why earthquakes occur in these areas, can help researchers devise better earthquake warning systems.

This tectonic environment produces both large subduction-zone earthquakes and smaller, shallower crustal events like today's quake. While not unusual, today’s temblor is a reminder of the region ...

Plate temperature and water release can explain the occurrence of different types of earthquakes in Guerrera, Mexico. A Kobe ...

This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Washington state has the second highest risk in the U.S. of experiencing a large and damaging earthquake because of its geologic setting.

With Washington’s location along the Cascadia Subduction Zone and several active fault lines in the state, more than 1,000 earthquakes occur in the state each year, according to the Washington ...

The region also is at risk for a catastrophic Cascadia subduction zone earthquake, potentially registering in the high 8 and even 9 range.

Tsunamigenic Earthquakes: Past events along the subduction zones, including the notable tsunamigenic earthquakes of 1881 and 1941 near the Andaman-Nicobar Islands, illustrate the destructive ...