The Cascadia Subduction Zone isn't shutting down—but it's more complicated than previously thought

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Apr 10, 2026, 11:20 am257 ptsTop
Recent seismic imaging off Vancouver Island has revealed something extraordinary: a tear in the subducting oceanic plate beneath the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The finding briefly raised the public's hopes that Cascadia might be "shutting down," potentially lowering earthquake risk in North America's Pacific…

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