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The Cascadia Subduction Zone looks a little different than researchers thought. Here's what that means for 'The Big One'
Newly-released research led by the University of Washington (UW) showed that a feature scientists hypothesized was present ...
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Understanding the Cascadia Subduction Zone's Potential to Trigger a Devastating Mega-Tsunami
The Cascadia Subduction Zone, which is a 600-mile-wide fault system extending from Northern California to Vancouver Island, ...
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Most dangerous part of this U.S. earthquake fault identified as "one of Earth's biggest hazards"
Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...
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Cascadia subduction zone earthquake could be even worse than feared
The uplift is the result of stress building up within the tectonic plates that form the Cascadia subduction zone offshore. At the subduction zone, the Juan de Fuca plate is being forced beneath ...
Mega-tsunami on the horizon? US coastal states may have only 10-min to flee
A massive earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could trigger a devastating mega-tsunami, threatening Alaska, Hawaii, ...
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A tectonic plate is dying under Oregon. Here’s why that matters.
Hawley is fascinated with the geologic complexities of the Cascadia subduction zone, a giant fault off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. There, the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate plunges under the ...
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Pacific Northwest fault zone could trigger a catastrophic 5-minute quake, new research warns
The uplift is the result of stress building up within the tectonic plates that form the Cascadia subduction zone offshore. At the subduction zone, the Juan de Fuca plate is being forced beneath ...
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New study shows how massive Cascadia subduction zone earthquake would completely remake the Pacific coastline
A major Cascadia ... subduction zone earthquake is coming for the West Coast. During that earthquake, parts of California, Oregon and Washington could shake for up to five minutes, as the Juan de ...
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Massive earthquake could sink parts of Pacific Northwest coast within minutes
A major earthquake along a West Coast fault could have catastrophic consequences across coastal Washington, Oregon and northern California. Running offshore from northern California to British ...
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Long-term impacts of next Cascadia subduction zone earthquake could be even worse than feared
The uplift is the result of stress building up within the tectonic plates that form the Cascadia subduction zone offshore. At the subduction zone, the Juan de Fuca plate is being forced beneath ...