such as the North American, African, and Antarctic plates. Though smaller in size, the minors are no less important when it comes to shaping the Earth. The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely ...

The Cascadia subduction zone, where the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate descends beneath the overlying North American plate ... that may exceed 9 occur every 200-600 years on the inter-plate boundary, ...

The Cascadia subduction zone could pose a major threat to the West Coast if a high magnitude earthquake were to occur, ...

A major Cascadia subduction zone earthquake is coming for the West Coast. During that earthquake, parts of California, Oregon and Washington could shake for up to five minutes, as the Juan de Fuca ...