Tales about "Thunderbird" and "Whale" by native tribes along the U.S. West Coast, along with geological clues, point to at least two massive quakes and tsunamis that have hit the area in the last 1,100 years.
"Native people here were well aware that earthquakes happened and that is reflecte...
An important seismic event imperceptible to humans has begun in the Pacific Northwest as predicted, according to the government agency Geological Survey of Canada.
The event is called episodic tremor and slip (ETS). It involves a slow movement of the Juan de Fuca and North America tectonic pl...
A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 03:31:20 (UTC) on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, near the coast of Oregon, 256 km west from Coos Bay, at a depth of 10 km. Location 43.536°N, 127.381°W