Within seconds, cellphones buzzed with alerts about the earthquake throughout California cities and towns and up into Oregon ... to the Pacific Northwest, a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake ...

Oregon and Washington, we now understand that the Cascadia Subduction Zone has experienced great (magnitude 8-9) earthquakes and tsunamis every several hundred years. Fifty-nine years ago ...

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 ...

While the wave generated by this earthquake did ... Patton and Bohon said. Cascadia tsunami simulation reveals west coast disaster risks In neighboring Oregon, the map colors are different ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- The recent 7.0 earthquake that struck off the Northern California coast is reminding many residents along the West Coast of the impending 'Big One' expected to hit within the ...

"It is triggered on the Cascadia fault, on average, every 500 years, and it's been over 300 years. It's been 324 years since the last really huge Magnitude 9 earthquake." The Oregon Department of ...

INDIANAPOLIS — From the moment a giant inflatable duck floated along the White River within a few blocks of Lucas Oil Stadium, the Oregon football program had the Big Ten within its sights.

Following the earthquake ... new Oregon laws now in effect. What you need to know Rizzo recommends anyone living on the coast or visiting the coast to study the local evacuation plans and map ...

Following the earthquake and tsunami warning that shook up the California and Oregon coasts on Thursday, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management is urging Oregonians to be mindful of hazard ...