Seattle’s unreinforced brick buildings are a disaster waiting to happen — and the cash to fix them isn’t there.

Multnomah County is $10 million closer to funding downtown Portland’s only earthquake-proof bridge over the Willamette River.

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Following last week's tsunami warning, the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services (OES) issued a statement, explaining ...

Tsunami alerts popping up on islanders’ cell phones the evening of July 29 caused some panic and confusion. The advisories ...

The 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the Russian coast last week should serve as a wake-up call for the U.S., which is "overdue" ...

An earthquake centered near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula last week has been called a “wake-up call” for the Pacific Northwest. More important, it should revive thoughts about the threat of a major ear ...

Multnomah County announced that the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project will receive $10 million in funding from Oregon Metro.

Tsunamis are rare but the risk is real. Learn which U.S. coasts face the most risk and how to protect your home.

The last week of July 2025 was big news for earthquakes. Last Wednesday, a super strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake was reported near Russia’s eastern shores. It was near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia ...

Daniel Eungard gets a handful of tsunami alerts each month because of his job running the tsunami hazards program for the Washington Geological Survey. Most of them are nothing.

If you’re in Ocean Shores, or if you’re in parts of Westport, the evacuation time is 30 minutes, 60 minutes on foot, to high ...