In my novel, Tilt, the earthquake strikes in the late morning, on a weekday. My protagonist, Annie, 37 weeks pregnant, is ...

Most of us would rather not think about what our lives will be like in the aftermath of the Big One – a magnitude 9.0 rupture ...

Like most Portlanders, Emma Pattee is worried about “the really big one.” That is, of course, a Cascadia subduction zone ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of producing a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, last produced a major quake in 1700. The fault goes an average of 535 years between major quakes, according to the ...

The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project has been delayed until 2028 due to uncertainty on a federal level, but the ...

Scientists have worked for years to build systems to monitor volcanoes and earthquakes on the West Coast, but DOGE cuts may ...

Seattle-based KPFF has received a Grand Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for its work on the Portland ...

Emma Pattee’s first novel, “Tilt,” tells the story of a pregnant Portland woman who is shopping for a crib at IKEA when the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake hits. Portland author Emma ...

With Washington’s location along the Cascadia Subduction Zone and several active fault lines in the state, more than 1,000 earthquakes occur in the state each year, according to the Washington ...

This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone. According to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), earthquakes happen in Washington every day, but most are too small to be felt.