Strong Shaking From Past Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes Encoded in Coastal Landforms Journal: Geophysical Research Letters Published: 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1029/2024gl112417 Affiliations: 4 ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five minutes, and tsunami waves as tall as 100 feet could barrel toward shore.

The Cascadia Megaquake is a looming geological threat that has the potential to unleash catastrophic destruction across the Pacific Northwest. Located along the Cascadia Subduction Zone—a ...