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Over the past century, scientists have only observed five magnitude-9.0 or higher earthquakes — all megathrust temblors like the one predicted for the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Diego Melgar Moctezuma, associate professor of earth sciences at the University of Oregon and the director of the new Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center, poses in his office on Oct. 18, 2023.
What would a 9.0 earthquake mean for the area? Big One-related research efforts made national headlines this summer, including in The Washington Post.NBC News recently reported that between the ...
[1] [2] The stated mission of the center [3] is to (i) carry out basic and applied science research on earthquake hazards at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, (ii) promote access to careers in the geosciences, especially amongst minoritized individuals, and (iii) form partnerships between researchers and organizations in charge of response and ...
The University of Oregon's earthquake research center will bring together 16 institutions to research earthquakes and the Cascadia subduction zone. ... 2023 at 8:00 AM. ... USA TODAY Sports.
The last known great earthquake in the northwest was the 1700 Cascadia earthquake, 324 years ago. Geological evidence indicates that great earthquakes (> magnitude 8.0) may have occurred sporadically at least seven times in the last 3,500 years, suggesting a return time of about 500 years.
The 2015 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3, or UCERF3, is the latest official earthquake rupture forecast (ERF) for the state of California, superseding UCERF2. It provides authoritative estimates of the likelihood and severity of potentially damaging earthquake ruptures in the long- and near-term.
While the 1700 earthquake is the most studied, scientists have found evidence of eight to 10 other Cascadia quakes. These large-scale seismic events seem to happen every 300 to 500 years. It has ...