Scientists are warning that a 1,000-foot-tall “mega tsunami” could potentially wipe a large chunk of America off the map – if a strong enough earthquake hits a specific active fault line ...

A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and mega-tsunamis, potentially reaching 1,000 feet. The Cascadia Subduction Zone's ...

Scientists warn Cascadia quake could devastate and wipe part of America off the map 2w S cientists from Virginia Tech did a new study warning that Northern California, Oregon, and Washington could ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) is a 600-mile-long fault line that stretches from Northern California to Vancouver Island in Canada. It marks the boundary where the Juan de Fuca Plate is being ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone looks a little different than researchers thought. ... a splay fault could send a tsunami hurtling toward the coast within 10 or so minutes.

Experts have issued a warning about a potential “mega tsunami” that could sweep away entire communities with its massive waves. Alaska, Hawaii and the West Coast of the mainland US face an ...

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.

A tsunami that never ends? Study highlights a looming West Coast risk. The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the coast.

January 26 marked the 325th anniversary of the last Cascadia subduction zone earthquake -- a magnitude 9 quake that sent a tsunami to Japan in the year 1700.