Emma Pattee’s first novel, “Tilt,” tells the story of a pregnant Portland woman who is shopping for a crib at IKEA when the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake hits. Portland author Emma ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of producing a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, last produced a major quake in 1700. The fault goes an average of 535 years between major quakes, according to the ...

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The region also is at risk for a catastrophic Cascadia subduction zone earthquake, potentially registering in the high 8 and even 9 range.

Submarine topographic map of the Manila subduction zone. Showing the locations and depths of earthquakes with magnitudes of 5 (Mw) and above that have occurred along the Manila Trench. In order to ...

“While Sooke is mostly safe from tsunami threats, it’s still important to know what to do if disaster strikes.” Sooke’s main tsunami risk would come from a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, Moog ...

If you live on Vancouver Island, you know that earthquakes are a given due to our location near the Cascadia Subduction Zone: where the Juan de Fuca plate subducts beneath the North American. Several ...