The next great American tsunami is not a Hollywood fantasy but a scenario that coastal planners, geologists and emergency ...

A 9.2 megathrust earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone would not just rattle the Pacific Northwest, it would redraw the ...

The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Residents of this small coastal city in the Pacific Northwest know what to do when there’s a tsunami warning: Flee to higher ground. For those in or near Columbia Memorial, the city’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake happened around 1:57 a.m. and was about 175 ...

Two earthquakes of a 7.0 or greater magnitude have struck within days of each other in Alaska and Japan, prompting worries another big temblor could be on the way. The first quake hit in Alaska on Dec ...

A powerful earthquake rattled northwestern Canada on Saturday afternoon, making the event one of the country’s strongest quakes on record. The magnitude 7.0 struck the Yukon Territory at 1:41 p.m.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — Port Angeles faces significant tsunami danger from a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake that could send waves 16 feet high or more crashing into its waterfront in less than an ...