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 ...

Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network might blow their stacks over having to respond to a rumor about increased ...

Rime ice buildup on Mount Rainier's only analog seismic station has led to false reports of increased tremor activity, the ...

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 4.6 magnitude earthquake has rattled the Three Lakes area of Washington state. That was followed minutes later by a 3.5 magnitude aftershock near the city of ...

The 2001 Nisqually earthquake shook for just 40 seconds but triggered decades of political aftershocks that led Seattle to where it is today: at the grand opening of a new waterfront. The promenade ...