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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 that mean ...

Samples from the seafloor reveal evidence of several earthquakes along the West Coast’s two major fault zones happening in ...

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 ...

COPALIS BEACH, Wash. — The origin of what is feared could be the largest natural disaster in United States history lies in wait off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Scientists say a great ...

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 ...