New evidence suggests current estimates about tsunami size and how quickly waves make it to shore may be too high and too ...

Washington state has seen several recent earthquakes ranging from small tremors near Tacoma and Vashon Island to larger quakes off the west coast. This list of stories illustrates the region's ...

For U.S. earthquake scientists, Japan's 'megaquake' warning renewed worries about when and how to warn the public if they find clues that the 'big one' might be coming for the West COast.

KING COUNTY, Wash. — A second earthquake of at least 2.5 magnitude in 12 hours struck Thursday afternoon in western Washington. The 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 4.5 miles ...

North Hollywood shaken by earthquake, but no reports of damage made 01:54. An earthquake struck the northwest part of Washington state near the U.S.-Canada border early Monday morning, officials ...

Are you prepared if an earthquake were to shake western Washington? That was the focus of the Great Washington ShakeOut Thursday. The annual event focuses on preparing people for an earthquake and ...

Since Feb. 18, Washington has seen seven earthquakes with a magnitude above 2.5, including the strongest earthquake to hit the state in five years, a magnitude 4.5 that struck Orcas Island early ...

Shaking was felt across northwestern Washington early Monday morning as an earthquake struck the San Juan Islands region near the border with Canada. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at about ...

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake by Orcas Island was the largest to hit Washington since 2020. Here’s how you can prepare for even a minor quake.

Hundreds of public schools across Washington are located in areas where they could suffer damage in a major earthquake. But more than a decade after the state set out to evaluate school seismic ...

A preliminary 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Sherman Oaks on Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological ...