Some sections of Northern California's coast are considered vulnerable to tsunamis. Here's where those locations are and how ...

Residents were advised to avoid coastlines for at least 24 hours or until tsunami and earthquake monitoring systems were fully operational again. Map showing Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu.

An interactive map detailing the earthquake's intensity shows reports from Gassaway and Charleston in West Virginia to Morehead and Stambaugh in Kentucky. The quake had a reported depth of just ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...

The Cape Mendocino earthquake was not on the Cascadia subduction zone ... to the beach and try to spot big waves. The evacuation maps are hard to find and require knowing your address.

Why it matters: A massive earthquake hitting Canada’s West Coast isn’t just a hypothetical. The Cascadia subduction zone — a region from California to Vancouver Island where two tectonic plates meet — ...

A major offshore subduction zone (the Cascadia Subduction Zone) extends from Cape Mendocino to Vancouver Island and can generate earthquakes of magnitude 9 or larger. However, the Dec. 5 ...

An earthquake map from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that minor earthquakes hit nine states on Friday morning. California is perhaps the state most known for earthquakes, as the Golden ...

(via PBS Terra) The 1700 Cascadia earthquake and tsunami was a massive natural disaster that reshaped the Pacific Northwest. Through tree rings, soil layers, and international collaboration, ...

In truth, the West Coast has no control over or idea of when the true “Big One” may open up. Studies from the state of Oregon show that there is a roughly 37 percent chance of a Cascadia megathrust ...