Private properties, schools, fire departments and others play a key part in monitoring temblors in the Pacific Northwest.

Most of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network’s seismic stations are on private lands, schools, U.S. Forest Service property, ...

With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate ...

A strong 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Oregon, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake ...

And, with students back to school this fall, some in unreinforced, 100-year-old buildings, most will once again be taught to ...

A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck Whidbey Island near Lagoon Point Monday night. The earthquake was first reported at ...

To see how a magnitude-9.0 earthquake would rattle the Pacific Northwest, researchers ran 50 virtual simulations on a ...

Earthquakes of magnitude 8.5 and larger are rare beasts on our planet and only 17 have been recorded since the era of ...

A tsunami advisory was issued Thursday afternoon following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Russia.

Central Lincoln PUD is building a $26.5M earthquake-resistant headquarters in Newport to ensure power reliability after a ...