Bill would boost NOAA’s tsunami preparedness budget by 35%, require planning for a Pacific Northwest megaquake Read Story ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone has been quiet for more than three centuries, but that silence is exactly what alarms the scientists who study it. Along roughly 600 miles of fault off the Pacific ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since Monday evening, a cluster of at least 10 earthquakes – ranging from magnitudes of 3.1 to 5.8 on the Richter scale – have ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon has a new playbook for preparing and responding to a major earthquake that dictates what should be tackled over time versus a list of tasks to get done. The playbook provides a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sign for the San Andreas Fault is seen in Parkfield (Monterey County) in 2019. The fault could rupture following a megaquake in ...

The next major Pacific Northwest earthquake could cause coastal land to sink by up to 6.5 feet in a matter of minutes, a new study has warned. A magnitude 8.0 tremor on the Cascadia subduction zone ...

Wednesday, Nov. 5 is World Tsunami Awareness Day. Humboldt and Del Norte counties have experienced two tsunami warnings in the last year and it’s clear from our experiences in these events, we’ve got ...