A megathrust earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest. But new imaging of undersea faults and fractures has given scientists even more information about the tectonic plates that will cause that ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is unusually quiet for a megathrust fault. Spanning more than 600 miles from Canada to ...

On Thursday, the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the Tsunami Warning, Research and Education Act of ...

The catastrophic event, technically known as the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, occurred at the Japan Trench, an area off the country's east coast where the Pacific tectonic plate is being pushed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast on Jan. 15. The earthquake was detected around 7:25 p.m., approximately 183 ...

Make no mistake—this doesn’t mean there is no danger. The researchers urge policymakers to treat seismic risk as a constant.

There's something deeply unsettling about not knowing when the ground beneath your feet might betray you. Unlike hurricanes, ...