Two of the most dangerous fault systems on the U.S. West Coast may be more connected than scientists once thought. New ...

Scientists have, for the first time, observed the Cascadia subduction zone off Vancouver Island actively breaking apart.

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five minutes, and tsunami waves as tall as 100 feet could barrel toward shore.

For the first time, scientists have watched a subduction zone literally fall apart beneath the ocean floor. Using advanced ...

A groundbreaking study in Science Advances reveals that Earth's tectonic plates are breaking apart under the Cascadia ...

(a) Geological units and earthquake distribution of an oceanic subduction zone. The orange shadow beneath the volcanic arc represents partially molten areas and magma channels. (b) Thermal structure ...

Scientists have recorded the process of disintegration of the subduction zone. A study led by specialists from Louisiana State University and the Lamont-Doherty Observatory at Columbia University has ...