Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world’s most devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. How do these danger zones come to be? A study in Geology presents ...

A megasplay fault branches upward from the subduction zone, and in the event of "The Big One," would raise the seafloor, displacing a massive amount of water closer to the coast.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake Scientists have a clear picture of what will happen when the earthquake strikes. “First would come extremely strong shaking – shaking that makes it ...

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone represents New Zealand’s largest natural threat, with one-in-four odds of generating an 8.0 magnitude event in the next 50 years; In a major new study, GNS Science ...

EUGENE, Ore. (NBC) -- 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 ...

Schematic figure of the subduction zone underneath the Kanto region (left) in Japan and the spatial distribution of magnitude 2 to 6 earthquakes on the subduction zone at 60 to 70 kilometers below ...

Real Estate. Small Business. The ... scientists have created a comprehensive map of its subsurface. adventtr/Getty Images 2024-06-07T21:15 ... The Cascadia Subduction Zone can produce even larger, ...

The research, recently published in the prestigious journal Science Advances, produced the most detailed picture researchers have yet of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, an area spanning more than ...

In other subduction zones, scientists often observe small earthquakes frequently, which makes the area easier to map, according to Carbotte. That’s not the case here.

In a paper published in National Science Review, the researcher proposes that the formation of a new subduction zone, i.e. subduction initiation, could occur in either a hot or a cold way.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone looks a little different than researchers thought. Here's what that means for 'The Big One' Although the hazards may be different, that does not mean the risk is less ...