Cascadia subduction zone

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf subduction zone
gptkbp:causedBy earthquakes
gptkbp:hasExhibition gptkb:Juan_de_Fuca_Plate
gptkb:North_American_Plate
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent megathrust earthquakes
gptkbp:hasTheme Late Cretaceous period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cascadia subduction zone
gptkbp:impact Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:isA geological feature
gptkbp:isActiveIn infrastructure
gptkbp:isAdjacentTo gptkb:San_Andreas_Fault
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:the_North_American_Plate
gptkb:the_Pacific_Plate
urban planning
tsunamis
geological hazards
gptkbp:isATypeOf subduction zone earthquake
convergent boundary
megathrust earthquake zone
tectonic boundary
gptkbp:isAvailableIn 100 km wide
1000 km long
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy subduction of oceanic crust
gptkbp:isConsidered seismically active
a major seismic risk
gptkbp:isHomeTo subduction-related volcanism
numerous fault lines
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy tectonic plate movements
gptkbp:isLinkedTo volcanic activity
landslides
liquefaction
aftershocks
ground shaking
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:British_Columbia
Northwest_United_States
the_coast_of_Oregon
the_coast_of_Washington
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Vancouver_Island
gptkbp:isMonitoredBy USGS
earthquake early warning
gptkbp:isPartOf Ring of Fire
Cascadia region
subduction zones
gptkbp:isStudiedIn seismologists
earthquake preparedness
gptkbp:keyFigures regional geology
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:translatedInto scientific research
historical earthquakes
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn 1700 Cascadia earthquake