Portland author’s novel about ‘the really big one’ might finally convince you to get a go-bag
Like most Portlanders, Emma Pattee is worried about “the really big one.” That is, of course, a Cascadia subduction zone ...
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Burnside Bridge earthquake project delayed until 2028
The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project has been delayed until 2028 due to uncertainty on a federal level, but the ...
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Disaster prep advocates face pushback over raising seismic standard for new school construction
Emergency preparedness advocates made another try at the Oregon Legislature this spring to raise the standard for new school ...
DOGE cuts could hamper PNW’s earthquake, volcano warning systems
Scientists have worked for years to build systems to monitor volcanoes and earthquakes on the West Coast, but DOGE cuts may ...
The Bellingham Herald18d
Does a series of small earthquakes mean the ‘big one’ is more likely? We asked WA experts
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 ...
Tsunami and destruction fears as threat of 'inevitable' earthquake looms over Washington
A string of earthquakes in California last week saw residents urged to 'remain alert' amid warnings bigger tremors could be on the way in a neighbouring state ...
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How (Slow) Earthquakes Get Going
Non-volcanic tremor ramp up precedes slow slip in Cascadia by about a day, indicating that brittle-creeping process ...
The Spokesman-Review19d
WA is seeing a string of earthquakes. Here’s how experts say you should stay prepared
With Washington’s location along the Cascadia Subduction Zone and several active fault lines in the state, more than 1,000 earthquakes occur in the state each year, according to the Washington ...
The Abbotsford News4d
On shaky ground: assessing Vancouver Island infrastructure risk in a major quake
If you live on Vancouver Island, you know that earthquakes are a given due to our location near the Cascadia Subduction Zone: ...
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Subduction thermal state, slab metamorphism, and seismicity in the Makran Subduction Zone
This study, published in Earth and Planetary Physics, explores the subduction thermal state, slab metamorphism, and seismic ...
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Small earthquake lightly felt by Quebec, Ontario residents
The magnitude 3.8 earthquake was felt by some Quebec and eastern Ontario residents Wednesday morning, but no damage or ...