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Scientists warn the 600 mile Cascadia fault could unleash M9

The Cascadia Subduction Zone has been quiet for more than three centuries, yet its silence is exactly what alarms the ...
KING5

The Cascadia Subduction Zone looks a little different than researchers thought. Here's what that means for 'The Big One'

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 ...
Oregonian

New study shows how massive Cascadia subduction zone earthquake would completely remake the Pacific coastline

A major Cascadia subduction zone earthquake is coming for the West Coast. During that earthquake, parts of California, Oregon and Washington could shake for up to five minutes, as the Juan de Fuca ...
AOL

Pacific Northwest fault zone could trigger a catastrophic 5-minute quake, new research warns

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five minutes, and tsunami waves as tall as 100 feet could barrel toward shore.
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A Cascadia subduction zone earthquake could increase West Coast flood risk, study finds

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A major earthquake waiting to strike the Cascadia Subduction Zone isn’t the only natural disaster looming in the Pacific Northwest, new research shows. A powerful quake, ...
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The tsunami scenario that could devastate the US West Coast

A massive tsunami generated just offshore could turn large stretches of the U.S. Pacific coastline into a disaster zone ...
OPB

Cascadia earthquake tsunami threat may not be quite as bad as we thought (but it’s still bad)

Just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest is the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a complex collection of earthquake faults created by one tectonic plate pushing its way under another. Every 400-600 years, ...
AOL

West Coast's two monster faults could trigger back-to-back earthquakes, new research suggests

They are two of the West Coast's most destructive generators of huge earthquakes: the San Andreas fault in California and the Cascadia subduction zone offshore of California's North Coast, Oregon, ...
USA Today

A tsunami that never ends? Study highlights a looming West Coast risk.

The pressure keeps building below the Earth’s surface off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, and a multi-layered disaster could strike at any time. A huge earthquake is brewing along the Cascadia ...
NBC News

Cascadia subduction zone earthquake could be even worse than feared

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five minutes, and tsunami waves as tall as 100 feet could barrel toward shore.
Newsweek

New California Earthquake Risk Raised by Scientists

A major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause coastal land from to sink permanently, dramatically increasing the risk of flooding, according to a new study. The research, published ...