Boxing Day, marks the 20th year since one of the world's most significant natural disasters, the Sumatra earthquake.

Why it matters: The Northwest is earthquake country, and seismic hazard modeling from the U.S. Geological Survey shows Seattle is at high risk of damaging shaking caused by earthquakes within the ...

Several buildings in Seattle’s Capitol Hill were evacuated Thursday after a backpack was found on the front steps of the East ...

Tsunami waves from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the Seattle Fault would only take minutes to reach the greater Seattle area, according to a study released in 2022. The Washington State Department ...

Advertising The earthquake hit at a depth of 57 kilometers (35 miles ... and Emily Wang in Beijing contributed to this report ...

Taylor Swift's two shows in Seattle generated seismic activity equivalent to an earthquake. The "Don't Blame Me" singer's Eras Tour rolled into the city on July 22, 2023, for two nights ...

says she received evacuation orders after the earthquake. This is a developing story and will be updated. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent, nonprofit news organization ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, the USGS said.

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Raul Ruidiaz scored a brace and Cristian Roldan added a second-half insurance goal as the Western Conference-leading Seattle Sounders ... this time topping San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 at PayPal ...