Teachers and staff in low-lying schools along the Pacific Northwest coast face an unusual extra responsibility alongside ...

The North Beach School District Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution at a special Wednesday evening meeting ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A 2.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded early Tuesday morning near Mount Vernon. The shakes were ...

This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone. According to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), earthquakes happen in Washington every day, but most are too small to be felt. The ...

Washington state has seen several recent earthquakes ... COULD MAKE GROUND SINK UP TO 6 FEET A Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake could cause long-lasting changes to Washington’s landscape ...

Washington state has seen ... This list of stories illustrates the region's seismic activity, including the possibility of a much larger Cascadia subduction zone event that could cause widespread ...

When Washingtonians talk about the possibility of a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the conversation ... geohazards at the University of Washington and director of the Pacific ...

(NBC) -- When an earthquake ... zone’s margin within the next 50 years. When the fault rips, experts have said, it will precipitate the worst natural disaster in the nation’s history. A 2022 ...

This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone. According to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), earthquakes happen in Washington every day, but most are too small to be felt.

Western Washington tends to have a higher risk of earthquakes than the eastern part of the state, since the state’s Pacific coast is closer to the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The Cascadia fault ...

(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 ...