Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

Using underwater mapping techniques, scientists have mapped the Cascadia Subduction Zone - a 600-mile fault line extending ...

Using underwater mapping techniques, scientists have mapped the Cascadia Subduction Zone - a 600-mile fault line extending from southern Canada to northern California - in never before seen detail.

Last week, there were reports that a series of small earthquakes were recorded in California that generated a few news headlines. The state is notorious for earthquake activity. It’s estimated that ...

Could a monster earthquake sink a portion of Northern California? A new study calculates the risk of where and how much land ...

Most earthquakes form along underground fault lines, which are fractures or boundaries between two different types of rock. MUST SEE: Contrary to popular belief, Eastern Canada is more quake-prone ...

An underwater fault ... lines could be more dangerous than others. The team, from Columbia Climate School’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, says this means it has the potential to cause an ...

When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath the Earth's surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum -- ...