If major earthquake hits the West Coast it could sink the land in minutes, new study warns - The region is overdue for a ...

It's a matter of when -- not if -- a significant earthquake will shake the Pacific Northwest, and a new study says some areas ...

A Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake could cause long-lasting changes to Washington’s landscape, coastline and floodplain, a ...

The core premise of the study lies in addressing the persistent limitations of traditional tsunami prediction systems. These ...

The likelihood of a powerful earthquake ... risk ratios. But continuing aftershocks from the massive earthquake that struck on March 11, 2011, and left nearly 20,000 people dead in the tsunami ...

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Argentina prompted a tsunami warning along the coasts of Chile - thousands of people were told ...

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Indonesia's Sulawesi region on Saturday, according to the country's Meteorology, ...

A recent study found that a powerful quake off the Pacific Northwest could force the ground to sink up to 2 m, leading to ...

(USGS) One of the biggest impacts of a sudden decline in elevation would be a significant increase in the flooding risk across the region. If a great earthquake ... and a Pacific-wide tsunami ...

While we don't expect an epic earthquake anytime soon, if one occurs, it could make it much more likely to flood in parts of ...

The next major Pacific Northwest earthquake could cause coastal land ... on the Cascadia subduction zone fault would not only risk a tsunami but also have a devastating impact on coastal ...