A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck 70 miles northwest of Seattle early Monday, causing mild tremors in the region, with ...

Earthquakes are part of Washington’s past, present, and future, and we have local Native American tribes to thank for ...

Tsunami waves from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the Seattle Fault would only take minutes to reach the greater Seattle area, according to a study released in 2022. The Washington State Department ...

Earthquakes are part of Washington’s past, present, and future, and we have local Native American tribes to thank for ...

Washington is home to dozens of active faults and fault zones, including beneath major cities like Seattle and Tacoma, leading to occasional earthquakes. While these quakes may not be as powerful ...

Two SHIPS seismic reflection lines crossed the Seattle fault zone, which comprises a number of individual fault splays, line PS-1 in the west and line PS-2 in the east close to downtown Seattle (Fig 1 ...

including major cities like Seattle and Tacoma, is riddled with active faults and fault zones, making seismic events inevitable. While these quakes may not be as powerful as those seen elsewhere ...

The 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit at 4:18 p.m. on the Olympic Peninsula, according to the United States Geological Survey.