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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Increased flood exposure in the Pacific Northwest following earthquake-driven subsidence and sea-level rise.

Tina Dura, William Chilton, David Small, Andra J Garner, Andrea Hawkes, Diego Melgar, Simon E Engelhart, Lydia M Staisch, Robert C Witter, Alan R Nelson and 10 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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20 authors.

Tina DuraDepartment of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.ORCID 0000-0003-0830-7894
William ChiltonDepartment of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
David SmallDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403.ORCID 0000-0003-3606-7664
Andra J GarnerDepartment of Environmental Science, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028.ORCID 0000-0002-4994-9271
Andrea HawkesDepartment of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 28403.ORCID 0000-0003-1772-3865
Diego MelgarDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403.
Simon E EngelhartDepartment of Geography, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4431-4664
Lydia M StaischGeology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Portland, OR 97201.ORCID 0000-0002-1414-5994
Robert C WitterAlaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK 99508.ORCID 0000-0002-1721-254X
Alan R NelsonEarthquake Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, CO 80401.
Harvey M KelseyDepartment of Geology, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, CA 95521.
Jonathan C AllanDepartment of Geology and Mineral Industries, Geohazards, Newport, OR 97365.ORCID 0000-0002-2303-3724
David BruceDepartment of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.ORCID 0000-0002-2829-9337
Jessica DePaolisDepartment of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.ORCID 0000-0003-2392-8525
Michael PriddyDepartment of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Richard W BriggsEarthquake Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, CO 80401.ORCID 0000-0001-8108-0046
Robert WeissDepartment of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.ORCID 0000-0002-7168-5401
SeanPaul La SellePacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
Michael WillisDepartment of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Benjamin P HortonSchool of Energy and Environment City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9245-3768

Funding

NSF | GEO | Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) 1419846NSF | GEO | Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) 1624795NSF | GEO | Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) 2225286NSF | GEO | Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) 2325311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate-driven sea-level rise is increasing the frequency of coastal flooding worldwide, exacerbated locally by factors like land subsidence from groundwater and resource extraction. However, a process rarely considered in future sea-level rise scenarios is sudden (over minutes) land subsidence associated with great (>M8) earthquakes, which can exceed 1 m. Along the Washington, Oregon, and northern California coasts, the next great Cascadia subduction zone earthquake could cause up to 2 m of sudden coastal subsidence, dramatically raising sea level, expanding floodplains, and increasing the flood risk to local communities. Here, we quantify the potential expansion of the 1% floodplain (i.e., the area with an annual flood risk of 1%) under low (~0.5 m), medium (~1 m), and high (~2 m) earthquake-driven subsidence scenarios at 24 Cascadia estuaries. If a great earthquake occurred today, floodplains could expand by 90 km

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coastal subsidencecompound hazardsearthquake hazardssea-level risesubduction zone hazards

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PMID40294262
PMCPMC12067228

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