You may have already been in bed Monday night when a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit just off Vashon Island in Quartermaster ...

While seismic activity is natural, the most earthquake-prone cities in the world are usually built on unstable ground or near tectonic boundaries and face heightened risks. Below, we’ve rounded ...

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit Orcas Island early on the morning of Monday, March 2. It was the biggest quake that Washington ...

The preliminary magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck about 6 miles east of Orcas, Washington, on Orcas Island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor struck at around 5:02 a.m. PST ...

Scientists from the University of Athens monitoring an earthquake swarm near the island of Santorini say the phenomenon is in “gradual decline” nearly a month after the multiple tremors started.

No tsunami warning was issued in the earthquake-prone South American nation. The quake’s epicenter was 104 kilometers (64 miles) southwest of San Pedro de Atacama, a small town on the edge of the ...