When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest moves, it does so in dramatic fashion. Not only is ground ...

Growing up in Southern California, earthquakes were a given. Before college, I thought Oregon was a “safe zone”, somewhere ...

Safe spaces, green spaces, third spaces, workspaces, outer space, time zones, temperate zones, altitudinal zones, subduction ...

A flurry of earthquakes has hit along a fault nicknamed 'Sleeping Giant' as scientists fear it is only a matter of time before it unleashes the 'Big One' on the Pacific Northwest.

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At least 69 people have been killed and dozens injured after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central ...

The researchers are working on a soil treatment that focuses on activating microbes to reduce groundwater saturation levels – they believe it could become a cost-effective, long-lasting solution to ...

Here are 10 takeaways from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s four-part series on school seismic safety in the Portland area.

Released in 2015, the movie San Andreas exploded onto screens as a massive disaster spectacle focused on California’s famous ...

BANDON, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rumbled off the southern Oregon coast late Thursday night, and several people felt it onshore, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No tsunami alerts ...

According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the Aleutian megathrust is the primary cause of the strongest earthquakes in the region. The Aleutian megathrust is a major subduction zone fault, an area ...