A 3.4 magnitude “earthquake” recorded near Washington on Thanksgiving morning was a false alert and was actually caused by waveforms from a 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Alaska.

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 seismic ...

The United States is not expected to experience any tsunamis after a powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Dec. 8, officials said.

The earthquakes are not believed to be connected. But they are a reminder of lurking danger.

The Washington Emergency Management Division (EMD) has unveiled a comprehensive Tsunami Maritime Response and Mitigation ...

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 ...

The earthquake reportedly happened at 3:45 a.m. at a depth of 25.3 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake was recorded just southeast of Auburn along the Green ...

No one died in Washington, though four members of the McKinzie family from Tacoma drowned while camping on a beach in Newport ...

(NEXSTAR) – A “notable” earthquake registering at a magnitude of 4.5 struck Washington State on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter was located near ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state's first statewide inventory of buildings prone to crumble or collapse in an earthquake has found there are thousands of unreinforced masonry buildings that could ...

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