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3.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near Vancouver Island
A 3.3M earthquake struck near Tofino, British Columbia Thursday morning. If you felt the quake, you are encouraged to report ...
Major chunk of Pacific coast from California to Canada will sink into the sea if mega-earthquake hits this spot, doomsday study warns
This should have West Coasters shaking in their shoes.
Earthquake may hit California, Washington, could sink Pacific Northwest region, claims study
A major earthquake may strike the Pacific Northwest region resulting in sinking the coastal land by almost seven feet, ...
New study warns part of WA coast could sink several feet during major offshore earthquake
A new study warns parts of the Pacific Coast, including Western Washington, could sink several feet during a major offshore ...
Vancouver Island underwent a 'tectonic shift' this election, but will it stick?
Green Leader Elizabeth May maintains the 2025 election will go down as an aberration, a reaction to Trump that won’t stick ...
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Long-term impacts of next Cascadia subduction zone earthquake could be even worse than feared
When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five ...
Pacific Northwest fault zone could trigger a catastrophic 5-minute quake, new research warns
When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five ...
Monster quake could sink swath of California, dramatically heightening flood risk, study says
A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more ...
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The Cascadia Subduction Zone
Crustal earthquakes, whose magnitude may exceed 7 in some cases, occur within the overriding North America plate as it deforms in response to the subduction process. The 1946 magnitude 7.3 event that ...
Tsunami towers proposed for Tofino, B.C.
The Vancouver Island community of Tofino could face serious risk if an earthquake and tsunami hit, according to Katsu Goda, an Earth sciences professor at Western University. Goda spoke to CBC's On ...