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A spike in earthquakes at Mount Adams, a volcano in Washington state, prompted scientists to install additional monitoring instruments to assess the seismic activity.
MORTON, Wash. - A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck near Morton, Washington, early Thursday morning. According to the United ...
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 ...
Since Feb. 18, Washington has seen seven earthquakes with a magnitude above 2.5, including the strongest earthquake to hit the state in five years, a magnitude 4.5 that struck Orcas Island early ...
For U.S. earthquake scientists, Japan's 'megaquake' warning renewed worries about when and how to warn the public if they find clues that the 'big one' might be coming for the West COast.
Mar. 7—Since Feb. 18, Washington has seen seven earthquakes with a magnitude above 2.5, including the strongest earthquake to hit the state in five years, a magnitude 4.5 that struck Orcas ...
Earthquakes can cause tsunamis that can be more harmful than the earthquake itself. In Washington state, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake could create a tsunami with waves up to 42 feet tall, according ...
Are you prepared if an earthquake were to shake western Washington? That was the focus of the Great Washington ShakeOut Thursday. The annual event focuses on preparing people for an earthquake and ...
North Hollywood shaken by earthquake, but no reports of damage made 01:54. An earthquake struck the northwest part of Washington state near the U.S.-Canada border early Monday morning, officials ...
Thursday's earthquakes follows several other seismic events that have shaken western Washington. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit near Auburn on Feb. 22, and just a day prior to that, a 4.8 ...
Hundreds of public schools across Washington are located in areas where they could suffer damage in a major earthquake. But more than a decade after the state set out to evaluate school seismic ...