A 2.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Western Washington awake Thursday, Aug. 21, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. - A 2.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Big Lake, Washington early Friday morning. According to the ...

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.5 magnitude quake was registered close to Loyola Sunday afternoon, according to the ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Mount Vernon overnight. The earthquake happened at about 1 a.m.

Local News 4.3 magnitude earthquake tests Washington's emergency alert system If the quake exceeded magnitude 5 an alert would have given people near the epicenter a five seconds heads up.

A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the Drake Passage, located between the southern tip of South America and ...

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck about six miles east of Orcas Island, Washington, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey) ...

The last really strong earthquake to hit Washington State was the Nisqually quake of 2001 - a magnitude 6.8 quake that lasted for just 45 seconds but caused significant damage, including splitting ...

Before the two earthquakes late this year, the last time Washington state had a 4.0 magnitude earthquake was in 2019 when a 4.6 earthquake hit near Monroe, The Seattle Times noted in its coverage.

Local News 4.3 magnitude earthquake tests Washington's emergency alert system If the quake exceeded magnitude 5 an alert would have given people near the epicenter a five seconds heads up.

USGS said the system does not predict earthquakes, but instead detects ground movement after an earthquake has already begun. The system currently covers California, Oregon, and Washington state.

Did you feel it? A 3.6-magnitude quake struck Monday evening about 18 kilometres southeast of Port Renfrew and 69 kilometres ...