A map displays the likelihood of damaging earthquake shaking in Alaska. USGS. In the last two centuries, 37 states have seen an abundance of magnitude 5 earthquakes, according to the study.

A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more than 6 feet, dramatically heightening the risk of flooding.

A new study mapping the Cascadia Subduction Zone is giving scientists clues about the state of the fault line as the Pacific Northwest awaits a potentially catastrophic earthquake. Researchers ...

A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more than 6 feet, dramatically heightening the risk of flooding.

A map provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows the nearly 600 miles of northern California and southern Oregon coastline under a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rattled ...

New research shows that in minutes after the earthquake hits, coastal areas of California, Oregon and Washington could drop over 6 and a half feet in elevation.

A new study published in ‘JGR Solid Earth’ found that California is “overdue” for a major earthquake compared to four other earthquake-prone regions across the globe.

News; Pacific NW; A double earthquake threat? Study finds 2 Seattle-area faults ripped about the same time Sept. 27, 2023 Updated Wed., Sept. 27, 2023 at 9:30 p.m. Paul Riek checks damage to his ...

That’s because sediments in some areas under the valley ... of Utah’s future big earthquakes, study finds. By Alixel ... seismic velocity model to map the Wasatch Front’s ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults? Using data compiled from single earthquakes across the world, Christie ...

New tree-ring analyses suggest the Puget Sound region was rocked by a 1-2 earthquake punch 1,100 years ago, adding a new worst-case possibility for the region.