On December 4, 2025, millions of cell phones in California and Nevada buzzed with ShakeAlert warnings of a magnitude 5.9 ...
An earthquake struck Vashon Island late Monday night, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN). The tremors spread across a wide area, with people in Tacoma, Renton, Seattle, ...
“The best science says, not only are earthquakes unpredictable, they will never be predictable because they’re very dynamically unstable,” says Tim Melbourne, professor of seismology and tectonics, ...
Two earthquakes struck the Puget Sound Thursday, and while relatively small, they were located directly underneath Seattle. A 2.5 magnitude earthquake registered at 12:11 p.m. The shake occurred ...
Up and down the West Coast, cities face high risk of earthquakes. In Seattle, there is an 85% chance of a major quake in the next 50 years. Historic brick buildings are most at risk. There is even a ...
An earthquake struck the northwest part of Washington state near the U.S.-Canada border early Monday morning, officials said. A tsunami wasn't expected following the earthquake. The preliminary ...