Tigard police, Public Works present multi-million-dollar plan to build new facility
The Tigard Police and Public Works departments presented their plans to build a new, shared facility on Saturday at City Hall ...
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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 ...
Scientists Reveal Hidden Mantle Superhighways Beneath Tonga
A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...
Does a series of small earthquakes mean the ‘big one’ is more likely? We asked WA experts
Washington hasn’t seen a major earthquake since the 6.8 magnitude Nisqually earthquake in 2001. The Cascadia Subduction Zone, ...
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Firm wins national recognition for work on PDX project
Seattle-based KPFF has received a Grand Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for its work on the Portland ...
Giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves'
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
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Earthquake shakes residents near Sequim
This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone. According to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), ...
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Advanced seismic imaging deciphers mantle dynamics beneath Tonga subduction zone
High-Resolution Anisotropic Tomography Reveals Mantle Flow Complexity and Slab-Plume Interactions, Redefining Subduction Zone ...
Recent earthquakes in Washington state, what they mean and how to prepare for them
Residents are urged to secure household items, maintain emergency kits, and participate in statewide drills such as the Great ...