A massive quake might drop the Pacific Northwest coastline by 6 feet, redrawing flood maps and putting thousands of homes at risk.

It’s a daunting challenge with the highest possible stakes should an offshore earthquake unleash a wall of incoming seawater.

By luck of geology, the Pacific Northwest coast isn’t being hit nearly as hard as other areas of the world by climate ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A 2.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded early Tuesday morning near Mount Vernon. The shakes were ...

The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the ...

A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...

A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and mega-tsunamis, potentially reachi ...

New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...

The big one — a magnitude 9.0+ Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake — could happen ... wondrous and hopeful science coming out of the Pacific Northwest. Find full episodes of “All Science.

Researchers developed a fourth-generation buoy in Seattle that can detect an earthquake-triggered tsunami 10-15 minutes ...