A hidden shard of ancient crust has been detected where California’s San Andreas system collides with the Cascadia subduction ...

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...

SWOT was never designed to track disasters. Launched in December 2022 as a joint mission between NASA and France’s Centre ...

Beyond the rare observation itself, the data raised deeper scientific questions. Large tsunamis are traditionally classified ...

Scientists warn that the Cascadia Subduction Zone could unleash a massive 9.2 earthquake and tsunami, putting millions in the Pacific Northwest at risk. This video breaks down why the region is ...

A satellite captured a Tsunami from space for the first time, revealing why the 2025 Kamchatka earthquake was less destructive than 1952.

On Wednesday, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority announced that it is halting the relicensing process for two reactors at ...

The 2025 tsunami is shattering old models, thanks to observations from space. On July 29, 2025, the world’s sixth biggest ...

When a huge earthquake struck near Kamchatka, the SWOT satellite captured an unprecedented, high-resolution view of the resulting tsunami as it crossed the Pacific. The data revealed the waves were ...

Even long-lived subduction zones eventually die, and scientists believe they are witnessing the slow death of one in the northern end of the Cascadia subduction zone. A new study using seismic data ...

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

Two of the West Coast’s most dangerous fault lines might be more in sync than scientists have realized. A new study found that the two sleeping giants, the Cascadia subduction zone and the northern ...