Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New report predicts catastrophic impacts of megathrust quake in B.C. Imagine: it’s a hot August morning in Vancouver. The province ...

Two of the West Coast's most dangerous fault lines might be more in sync than scientists have realized. A new study found that the two sleeping giants, the Cascadia subduction zone and the northern ...

“The expansion of the coastal floodplain following a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake has not been previously quantified, and the impacts to land use could significantly increase the timeline to ...

The field of plate tectonics is not that old, and scientists continue to learn the details of earthquake-producing geologic faults. The Cascadia Subduction Zone — the eerily quiet offshore fault that ...

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states and ...

Scientists warn that the Cascadia Subduction Zone is capable of unleashing a massive 9.2 earthquake and tsunami that could cripple the Pacific Northwest. This video explains why the region is ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Warm fluid is shooting “like a firehose” into the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon Coast and researchers believe it’s regulating pressure on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the ...

Warm liquid seeping from the ocean floor off Oregon is offering University of Washington scientists more information about the threat of a major earthquake in the northwest. The UW-led team made the ...

SEATTLE — Researchers say a recently released study about the discovery of warm liquid spewing from the seafloor off the coast of Oregon could reveal new information about the relationships between ...

Oceanographers discovered warm, chemically distinct liquid shooting up from the seafloor about 50 miles off Newport. They named the unique underwater spring 'Pythia's Oasis.' Observations suggest the ...