Death by drowning was the biggest killer in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. Since the disaster, scientists have analyzed the massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, seeking better ways to ...

False claims that an earthquake was a covert nuclear weapons test in the Middle East have been proved wrong. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 in Iran on Oct. 5 was rumored to be a coverup for ...

Just weeks after a 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled Puget Sound, some northwest Washington residents felt the ground beneath their feet shaking again Sunday night. A 3.1 magnitude quake — strong ...

PORT TOWNSEND — A magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred just off the coast of Jefferson County, shaking the Puget Sound region. The earthquake struck just after 7 p.m. Sunday with its epicenter just ...

Official reports from the U.S. Geological Survey ShakeAlert are confirming a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Puget Sound region at 7:21 p.m. Sunday. The epicenter was located just under ...

Did you sleep through the rumble? A 4.1 magnitude earthquake, typically strong enough to be felt on the surface, was detected by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network Sunday morning. The quake was ...

The 4.5 magnitude temblor happened at 7:21 p.m., and was centered near Port Townsend. It posed no tsunami risk, the National Weather Service reported. An earthquake briefly shook homes Sunday night in ...

On Monday, Feb 17, 2025, at about 5:36 AM, a 4.0 earthquake hit Delhi and the surrounding areas. Residents moved out of their houses due to the rumbling sound and massive jolt. The epicenter of the ...

A brief, short tremor shook homes Sunday night in the Puget Sound region, including in the Seattle area. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network recorded a 4.3 magnitude earthquake at 7:21 p.m., south ...

SEATTLE — If you were in the Puget Sound region at the time, you felt it. Tuesday marks 22 years since the Nisqually earthquake shook the area. The 6.8 magnitude quake was centered about 11 miles ...