Seismologists have counted nine earthquakes in the Washington Cascades, in addition to the 3.5-magnitude event that happened near North Bend on Monday.
Twenty years later, this disaster serves as a reminder about earthquake and tsunami readiness in Western Washington. Earthquakes are no-notice events. Unlike significant hazardous weather events ...
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck an area that serves as a major stop on the way to the North Base Camp, where adventurers set out to climb Mount Everest.
Given western Washington’s earthquake risk – the second highest in the nation – standard policies do not cover earthquake damage. “It’s separate and expensive, so most people don’t have it,” VanTuyl ...