The Cascadia subduction zone, where the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate descends beneath the overlying North American plate, extends 1100 km from northern California to northern Vancouver Island.
Caption 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 quake serves as a reminder of the long-term seismic risks posed by the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a less-publicized but potentially catastrophic fault system that extends from Northern ...