The top range on the map (110-145 percent) corresponds to the most extreme earthquake damage – masonry and frame structures would be destroyed. The lower end of the scale (20-30) on the Seattle ...

Tens of millions of Americans live in places with a high earthquake risk ... economic damages include the San Francisco, Portland and Seattle metropolitan areas. Also topping this list were ...

It’s a scenario that hasn’t been factored into hazard maps, building codes and ... more than 20 miles underground. “An earthquake on the Seattle Fault is … likely to be much, much more ...

A map has shown an underwater fault line ... an area of real worry that could cause a nine-plus magnitude earthquake.

Meteorologist George Waldenberger joined ARC Seattle co-anchors Steve McCarron and Tyrah Majors to explain how an earthquake happens, why they're more common along the West Coast of the United ...

The USGS earthquake map shows increased seismic activity in ... and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Seattle woman arrested for pit bull attacks: ‘Let him do his thing ...

And sometimes a quake at one fault can trigger activity at another, creating one large earthquake—or multiple in quick succession. Researchers have linked two faults in the Seattle area ...

A single earthquake in Seattle could cause a catastrophic situation for the northwest corner of the state, a new report from Washington's Department of Natural Resources found. The study was ...

A new study from geologists at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has found that the impact of a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the Seattle Fault could cause tsunami waves as ...