Parts of the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia fault are more seismically active than others – new imaging data suggests why
- Written by Miles Bodmer, PhD Student in Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
The Pacific Northwest is known for many things – its beer, its music, its mythical large-footed creatures. Most people don’t associate it with earthquakes, but they should. It’s home to the Cascadia megathrust fault that runs 600 miles from Northern...