What appears to be three-way clash of blame somewhere off Northern California ends up being a crowded intersection with blank ...

Large subduction-zone earthquakes leave scars on the continental slope in the deep sea.

The North American craton actually dips near the Rockies rather than forming a sharp vertical step as previously believed.

SEATTLE — Newly-released research led by the University of Washington (UW) showed that a feature scientists hypothesized was present along the Cascadia Subduction Zone is missing in places. What does ...

One of the most terrifying discoveries for the US population in general has just been made off the north coast of California. Scientists have found geological faults that had remai ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden and surprisingly complex earthquake zone beneath Northern California by tracking swarms of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study mapping the Cascadia Subduction Zone is giving scientists clues about the state of the fault ...

Seismic tremors reveal a shallow fragment of ancient tectonic plate beneath Northern California, helping explain damaging ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers check damage to Interstate 880 in Oakland after it collapsed during the Loma Prieta earthquake in October 1989. (Paul ...

During an earthquake scenario with the highest level of subsidence, or land sink, the area at risk of flooding would expand by 116 square miles. Among the areas at risk after a megaquake along the ...

(a) Geological units and earthquake distribution of an oceanic subduction zone. The orange shadow beneath the volcanic arc represents partially molten areas and magma channels. (b) Thermal structure ...