This earthquake comes just hours after a 2.8 magnitude struck in Bremerton early on Thursday morning. The initial shake map from the Pacific ... This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

The Puget Sound Seismic Network (PNSN) recorded the earthquake at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday at a depth of just over 5 miles beneath the surface. Maps showed ... This is called the Cascadia Subduction ...

Washington hasn’t seen a major earthquake since the 6.8 magnitude Nisqually earthquake in 2001. The Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of producing a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, last produced a ...

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake by Orcas Island was the largest to hit Washington since 2020. Here’s how you can prepare for even a minor quake.

Earthquakes and secondary disasters like landslides and tsunamis can devastate regions, leaving lasting impacts for years. Beyond the immediate harm to individuals and infrastructure, these events ...

This is called the Cascadia ... Deep earthquakes: Deep faults happen when two tectonic plates collide and one plate slips beneath the other one. These quakes can impact a large area but are ...

With Washington’s location along the Cascadia Subduction Zone and several active fault lines in the state, more than 1,000 earthquakes occur in the state each year, according to the Washington ...

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 ... Burich said. A map shows ...