A subduction zone near Cascadia is unraveling piece by piece. The process offers a rare glimpse into how tectonic plates die ...

Scientists are raising the alarm about a potential seismic catastrophe on the West Coast of North America. Recent studies ...

One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault, a new study says. But some scientists want more ...

Down in California, the San Andreas Fault marks the boundary where the North American and Pacific plates are sliding past ...

A future mega-earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could lead to the “Big One” along the San Andreas fault in California—or ...

On Jan. 26, 1700, one of the largest earthquakes in human history struck off the West Coast of the United States, causing a tsunami and significant changes to the coastline from southern British ...

EADaily, October 13th, 2025. The scenario of the apocalyptic film "San Andreas Fault" may become a reality for the United ...

These are two very different fault systems, but the sediment record suggests that in the past, at least three San Andreas ...

Geologic clues reveal a hidden link between two major faults. A Cascadia quake might set the San Andreas in motion soon after ...

The Juan de Fuca and Gorda plates offshore of the Pacific Northwest. The plate moves eastward from the midocean ridge and spreading center on the plate's western edge to the trench on the eastern ...

CLALLAM BAY -- Rescuers on Monday are waiting for another sighting of a humpback whale spotted over the weekend entangled in crab pot lines so they can attempt to free it. The director of the ...