Recent seismic imaging off Vancouver Island has revealed something extraordinary: a tear in the subducting oceanic plate ...

More than 18 quakes were recorded in an “active swarm” of tremors starting around midnight Sunday on the Juan de Fuca Ridge.

All 18 Sunday morning earthquakes remained in the 2-4 magnitude range, which is quite common over the course of a year.

A swarm of 18 quakes struck the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Experts say it’s not linked to the Cascadia Subduction Zone and poses no ...

Scientists warn the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the US West Coast is overdue for a catastrophic rupture that could trigger mega-tsunami waves exceeding 1,000 feet. The fault stretches from Northern ...

Located in Sicily, Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano. Yet its origin remains largely enigmatic, as no existing ...

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, the University of Oregon’s marine station located in Charleston, Oregon, was granted a $30,000 one-time investment from the UO Strategic Investment Process for ...

Roughly 18 small earthquakes were recorded off the coast of Washington early Sunday, geologists reported. The first and ...

Authorities said the swarm did not pose a hazard to onshore communities in the Pacific Northwest.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is “unusually quiet,” for a megathrust fault, making it more difficult for scientists to ...

Chief Scientist Frieder Klein and Deep Rover Pilot Alan Scot exploring a submerged carbonate platform. Credit: Novus Select. Scientists found that “boring” ocean faults may be ...