Scientists have uncovered one of the most exciting geological discoveries of the decade – the long-lost Pontus tectonic plate ...

A major Cascadia subduction ... subduction zone quake – on Jan. 26, 1700 an estimated 9.0 earthquake caused the coastline to drop several feet and sent a tsunami to Japan. Researchers discovered ...

The next major Pacific Northwest earthquake could cause coastal land to sink by up to 6.5 feet in a matter of minutes — and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A major earthquake waiting to strike the Cascadia Subduction Zone isn’t the only natural disaster looming in the Pacific Northwest, new research shows. A powerful quake ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a fault that stretches around 600 ... by geologic markers and a Pacific-wide tsunami documented in Japan. "Since over 300 years have passed, we worry about the ...

The Pacific Northwest is ripe for a major earthquake — and shaking and tsunamis wouldn’t be the only threats from such an event, according to new research. Coastal land would also sink nearly seven ...

When Washingtonians talk about the possibility of a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the conversation typically focuses on the immediate impacts: the threat of casualties ...