The Cascadia Subduction Zone is capable of generating powerful earthquakes. The study found compact sediments along the coast of Washington and northern Oregon, a result that suggests that the ...

Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is ...

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 subduction zone is created where two plates converge, with one sinking into the mantle. Dynamics along the plate interface create earthquakes, magma generated above the sinking slab leads to ...

This area, called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, hosts a megathrust fault ... they finally lurch against each other. The result: the world's greatest earthquakes, shaking both seabed and land ...

Subduction zones are known for producing the strongest earthquakes on Earth READ MORE: Nearly 75 per cent of the US is at risk of damaging earthquakes Although it may seem like an eternal feature ...

Now, scientists aim to get their clearest picture yet of the complex mechanics of our big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone – and what sets it apart from similar systems around the planet.

The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants of submerged plates will be found near subduction zones ... about sci-fi and how our world works.