A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more than 6 feet, dramatically heightening the risk of flooding.

A major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause coastal land from to sink permanently, dramatically increasing the risk of flooding, according to a new study. The research ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — It’s been a couple weeks since Southern California felt a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, but parts of the state could be overdue for a much bigger one. Most earthquakes happen ...

Allen, the Berkeley seismologist, said Southern California has just as high an earthquake risk compared to its Northern California counterparts. "They face a similar threat, if not higher," Allen ...

Allen, the Berkeley seismologist, said Southern California has just as high an earthquake risk compared to its Northern California counterparts. "They face a similar threat, if not higher," Allen ...

What could the impact of another major earthquake mean for San Diegans specifically, should it happen again? The California Earthquake Authority — the publicly-managed insurance company created ...

The last major earthquake hit on October 21, ... "We've made significant progress in California to reduce seismic risk, including retrofit programs for highway bridges, ...

Hundreds of miles of Pacific Northwest coast from northern California to Vancouver, Canada, could fall straight into the sea if another major earthquake strikes the region, an alarming new study ...

The California earthquake was a reminder of an even bigger tsunami risk The rupture struck just southwest of the Cascadia subduction zone — the offshore fault capable of generating 8.5 or 9.0 ...

New California Earthquake Risk Raised by Scientists. ... (PNAS), found that a major earthquake—greater than magnitude 7.7—could cause subsidence ranging from half a foot to six feet. ...

Like most of California’s coastline, San Diego lies right along the San Andreas Fault, which is one of the largest and most active fault zones in the world.