A deep earthquake in Chile surprised scientists by using heat to grow stronger far underground and cause serious surface ...

Even long-lived subduction zones eventually die, and scientists believe they are witnessing the slow death of one in the northern end of the Cascadia subduction zone. A new study using seismic data ...

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a vast, horseshoe-shaped belt around the Pacific Ocean that is the world's most seismically and volcanically active zone. This region contains roughly 75% of the world’s ...

Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle The so-called “Big One” or Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake expected to trigger disruptive quakes throughout the West Coast could cause more damage than ...

The so-called “Big One” or Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake expected to trigger disruptive quakes throughout the West Coast could cause more damage than previously estimated if it sets off quakes ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say there's new evidence that two of the best-known earthquake fault lines on the West Coast are in sync and that has the potential for a major disaster. A new study by ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. New research suggests the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia subduction zone could produce devastating ...

Scientists link a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that shook Humboldt Bay, California, 71 years ago to the "locked" Cascadia Subduction Zone. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

ABSTRACT: P-T trajectories based on depth-controlled metamorphism have been questioned by some scholars, as they only consider static rock pressure and ignore fluid pressure, tectonic stress, and ...