Just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Seattle’s National Weather Service branch (NWS Seattle) shared the following update: “We continue to see tsunami waves arrive along the coast as well as Strait of Juan ...

Feb. 27—As coastal towns work to build evacuation towers — or ponder over them — and relocate schools and buildings with hopes of surviving a tsunami, the only escape for some communities, as it ...

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Sept. 18 off Russia's Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region briefly triggered a tsunami advisory for Alaska's Aleutian Islands. However, the advisory for Alaska has ...

SEATTLE — A Tsunami Warning that was briefly in place for southern Oregon and Northern California did not impact Washington state. The warning has since expired. It resulted from a major earthquake ...

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami warnings and advisories across the Pacific, including along the U.S. West Coast.

Registered nurses at Seattle Children's 'overwhelmingly' authorize potential strike Registered nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital have voted by a wide margin to authorize a strike if the hospital ...

SEATTLE — A Tsunami Advisory has been canceled for coastal communities in Washington state following a massive earthquake in Russia on Tuesday night. The 8.8 quake hit in the Far East region off of ...

As temperatures rise across Washington state, tourism to oceanfront spots will continue to increase, too. But visitors to the Evergreen State’s Pacific Ocean coast should be familiar with the state’s ...

Washington officials believe 8,000 people would die as a result of an earthquake-driven tsunami after a magnitude 9 quake hits off the coast. The reason is many low-lying communities are without easy ...