Just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest is the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a complex collection of earthquake faults ...

Adding to the threat, a major earthquake generated by the nearby Cascadia subduction zone could trigger one such tsunami that would arrive as quickly as 15-30 minutes.. To address this risk ...

Scientists are warning that a 100-foot, Doomsday-style tsunami is primed to hit the US West Coast at any moment. Yet ...

A tsunami that never ends? Study highlights a looming West Coast risk. The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the coast.

Cascadia’s mega-tsunami risk looms large with a 1,000-foot wave possible. Coastal towns have just 10 minutes to escape as a massive quake could strike within 50 years.

In California, all tsunami maps and tsunami road signs are based on our worst-case tsunami threat — the Cascadia subduction zone monster. The maps don’t show where the water will be.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone looks a little different than researchers thought. ... a splay fault could send a tsunami hurtling toward the coast within 10 or so minutes.

The threat of a tsunami is not a new one, and it's not unique to the West Coast, ... Experts say there is a 37% chance of a Cascadia Subduction Zone quake in the next 50 years.

Cascadia earthquake tsunami threat may not be quite as bad as we thought (but it’s still bad) By Jes Burns (OPB) July 3, 2025 1 p.m. All Science Snapshot — Short, illuminating, inspiring and ...