A 300-meter-high tsunami crashing into the US coast might sound like science fiction—but scientists say it's a very real ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The province of Bengkulu was shaken by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on Friday, May 23, 2025. As quoted from Antara, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) ...

Abrupt earthquake-triggered land changes are not a new idea. The earliest written accounts of great earthquakes causing the land to rise or fall are from China and date back to nearly 4,000 years ago.

Cascadia megathrust earthquakes are caused by the Cascadia Subduction Zone that sits about 40 miles off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, where the edge of one tectonic plate is being slowly ...

An earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause parts of the coast to sink several feet, creating ongoing flooding risks in previously safe areas.

Studies from the state of Oregon show that there is a roughly 37% chance of a Cascadia megathrust earthquake occurring in the next 50 years as pressure continues to build under the Juan de Fuca Plate.

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 ...

The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal Scientific Reports back in 2023, which found there’s a 70 to 80 percent ...

Twenty years ago the devastating Boxing Day Tsunami swept across Asia, causing death and destruction. And scientists are warning that the next big quake is overdue. DW travels to a village in ...

Known as a “megathrust earthquake,” the plates shifted by more than 20 meters, releasing enormous energy and causing tsunami waves up to 35 meters high – the height of a 10-story building.