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Scientists warn 1,000-foot wave risk on West Coast—Cascadia Fault 326 years overdue

Scientists warn that the Cascadia Subduction Zone — a 700-mile fault system running from Northern California to British ...
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Fluid in the Cascadia Subduction Zone could impact how the region responds to a massive quake, UW finds

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Cascadia Subduction Zone is “unusually quiet,” for a megathrust fault, making it more difficult for scientists to understand its behavior and structure. With help from ...
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Ahead of a Cascadia earthquake, Oregon Gov. Kotek signs order for building safety

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order on Monday aiming to help the state prepare for earthquakes.
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Mega-Tsunami Threat Looms as Cascadia Fault Builds Toward 9.0 Quake, Experts Warn

It’s not a matter of if, but when. The big one, so to speak, is coming. And according to recent study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, there’s a 15% chance of a rupture in the ...
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Earthquake Cassandra: A Conversation with Jerry Thompson

If you’ve been following the Mercury’s occasional stories about our region’s coming earthquake disaster, then you will no doubt know the term Cascadia subduction zone. If not, here’s an oversimplified ...
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The Big One: If major earthquake hits the West Coast it could sink the land in minutes, new study warns

The next major Pacific Northwest earthquake could cause coastal land to sink by up to 6.5 feet in a matter of minutes, a new study has warned. A magnitude 8.0 tremor on the Cascadia subduction zone ...