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What is the Cascadia Subduction Zone?

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a 620 mile plate boundary that stretches from Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia to ...
The Register-Guard

Multiple earthquakes rumble off Oregon coast in Blanco Fracture Zone

A small cluster of earthquakes, including a 5.5-magnitude quake, was detected off the Oregon coast. The earthquakes occurred in the Blanco Fracture Zone, a highly active fault system in the Pacific ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Cal Poly Humboldt earthquake research could transform seismology on the North Coast

At Cal Poly Humboldt, scientists are exploring a new technology that could leverage the commercial installation of fiber-optic lines to transform seismic research. A project operated in tandem with ...
AOL

3.7 magnitude earthquake detected off Oregon Coast

An earthquake was detected off the Oregon coast the morning of June 24, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 3.7 magnitude earthquake was detected in the Pacific Ocean at approximately 1:50 ...
Coeur d'Alene Press

The Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be linked

Last week, there were reports that three earthquakes were recorded off the West Coast near the border of California and Oregon. The strongest one measured a 5.7 and was located about 100 miles to the ...
Chinook Observer

Local Cascadia tsunami casualties ‘staggering,’ study finds

PACIFIC COUNTY — Life and property losses in Pacific County during a Cascadia megaquake and tsunami will be staggering, a study finds. Utilizing funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
SciTech Daily

Hidden Earthquake Threat: Oregon’s Fault May Be Closer to the Surface Than Scientists Thought

Scientists have uncovered new details beneath northern Oregon that may change earthquake hazard estimates and reveal previously unseen structures deep underground. Credit: SciTechDaily.com A new study ...
New York Post

New evidence suggests that the earthquake threat of the ‘Big One’ could be even worse than scientists thought

It’s every Californians worst nightmare. Now experts are warning “The Big One” could be even worse than feared due to a horrific domino effect that could wipe out the West Coast. ScienceDaily this ...
Science Daily

The “big one” might not come alone: Double West Coast earthquake threat

Two of the most dangerous fault systems on the U.S. West Coast may be more connected than scientists once thought. New research suggests the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault can ...
Indian Defence Review

Earth Is Breaking Apart Under the Pacific Northwest Across a Fault That Is Ripping Deeper Than Anyone Expected

A massive fault is tearing the Juan de Fuca plate apart deep beneath the seafloor, and the quietest parts of the crack are the most unsettling. A scientific expedition off Vancouver Island captured ...
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East Pierce County schools drill lahar evacuation for 20,000 students across districts

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Lahars are some of the most dangerous natural events connected to our Cascade volcanoes, destructive volcanic mudflows that can slam communities far from the mountains. “Some ...
The Register-Guard

Is there risk in Oregon from 7.7 magnitude quake off Japan?

Northern Japan experienced a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Monday, April 20, and the Japan Meteorological Agency swiftly issued tsunami advisories. But federal authorities say there is no risk to the ...