The Juan de Fuca and Gorda plates offshore of the Pacific Northwest. The plate moves eastward from the midocean ridge and spreading center on the plate's western edge to the trench on the eastern ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A gaping hole in a dying tectonic plate beneath the ocean along the West Coast of the United ...
Scientists have, for the first time, directly observed the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate breaking into fragments beneath the Cascadia Subduction Zone. High-resolution seismic imaging revealed long tears ...
A peek into the curious geology of the Pacific Northwest helps tease apart what may happen when the last bits of an oceanic plate get swallowed up. Scientists on board the R/V Thomas G. Thompson ...
USGS scientist Erin Wirth deploys nodal seismometers in northern Oregon. The goal of this study is to better understand the hazards associated with the Cascadia Subduction Zone. A new look at the Juan ...
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