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 ...

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

The results don't necessarily change the estimated earthquake frequency in Cascadia, which is about every 500 years, said the ...

Hidden off the US Western shore, beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the Cascadia Subduction Zone. This fault is capable of generating earthquakes larger than magnitude 8 that can be felt hundreds of ...

Image 1: Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake cycle recorded in salt marsh stratigraphy and computed tomography ... This second scenario seems most likely because historical maps indicate that most ...

Earthquakes, though ... assess the risk and have information for the building codes and zoning." The map of the Cascadia Subduction Zone showed several interesting findings.

The Cascadia subduction zone fault could kill ... Researchers think the region is due for a devastating 8.0-9.2 magnitude earthquake any day now. The fault runs for 700 miles off the coasts ...