A commercial fisherman nabbed a large male Chinese mitten crab in the lower Columbia River late last month, putting ...

The Cascadia subduction zone could pose a major threat to the West Coast if a high magnitude earthquake were to occur, ...

The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, ...

A powerful future earthquake, coupled with climate-driven surges in sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in ...

In some areas, the ground could sink 6 feet in the moments after an earthquake in the Pacific Northwest, researchers warned.

This should have West Coasters shaking in their shoes.

A major earthquake along a West Coast fault could have catastrophic consequences across coastal Washington, Oregon and northern California. Running offshore from northern California to British ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five ...

A ridge of high pressure will continue to build over the Pacific Northwest for the next several days bringing temperatures ...

A nightmarish scenario for the Pacific Northwest has gotten a dramatic update. Researchers have long warned that a stretch of coast in Oregon and Washington state is capable of producing an ...

If a megaquake – also known as the “Big One” – were to hit the West Coast, scientists have a better idea of what might happen. Their findings were just published in a new study and what they found is ...