Caption Map shows the Cascadia Subduction Zone along the Pacific Northwest coast, with a shaded area encompassing the onshore and offshore areas where seismometers were located. Data from the ...

A new study mapping the Cascadia Subduction Zone is giving scientists clues about the state of the fault line as the Pacific ...

Geologist Robert Yeats, author of 'Earthquake Time Bombs', has highlighted the risks associated with the presence of several large US cities in the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia subduction zone.

The quake serves as a reminder of the long-term seismic risks posed by the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a less-publicized ... heights of 75 to 100 feet and impact regions as far away as Japan.

1. Figure 1: Map of the northern Cascadia subduction zone showing the distribution of earthquakes in the subducting Juan de Fuca plate and the locations of seismic cross-sections. Green dashed line ...