Figure 1: Map of the northern Cascadia subduction zone showing the distribution ... Calvert, A.J., Seismic reflection imaging of two megathrust shear zones in the northern Cascadia subduction zone, ...

Researchers in the Science Advances journal have found a "megathrust fault" that could ... long strip beneath North America ...

This area, called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, hosts a megathrust fault, a place where tectonic plates move against each other in a highly dangerous way. The plates can periodically lock up and ...