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An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ...
Volcanoes are turning in their sleep across the US. What does that mean for Washington?
A seismologist from Seattle discussed recent volcanic activity across the United States. Here's what you should know.
Tsunami warning issued for Alaska after 7.3-magnitude earthquake
A tsunami warning has been issued for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula after a massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake, ...
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Researchers advance in studying mechanics behind slow slip earthquakes
UT researchers published a study in Science on June 26 that provided insight into the behavior of slow slip earthquakes, which release energy gradually and produce no detectable shaking.  Regular ...
Volcanoes in multiple states have been rumbling. What's going on?
Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.
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Officials tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier say there is no cause for concern
The U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory said the swarm began early Tuesday at the 14,410-foot volcano near ...
Earthquakes continue to rattle Mount Rainier, now biggest seismic event in recent history
This is now the largest recorded earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier since seismic monitoring at the volcano began in 1982, the ...
Mount Rainier is rattled by more than 300 earthquakes. It's the largest swarm in years.
More than 300 earthquakes have erupted at Washington's Mount Rainier this week, the largest earthquake swarm at the volcano ...
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2.8 magnitude earthquake hit Washington’s Olympic Peninsula early Tuesday
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake hit Olympic Peninsula early on May 13. The quake, felt as far as Abbotsford, BC, was the strongest in Washington state since April.