earthquake science

Could recent small earthquakes in the region point to a bigger threat later?

Freddy Monares

The US Geological Survey reports more than two dozen earthquakes in Western Washington in the past week.

New science center will focus on the Cascadia subduction zone

Bellamy Pailthorp

The National Science Foundation is awarding $15 million dollars over five years for a new Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center. It will focus on the potentially disastrous subduction zone off the West Coast.

Retired USGS geologist Brian Atwater on Seattle's Duwamish River at dusk. He often explores the area at low tide looking for signs of geological activity.

Environment

Decoding earthquake history: How geologists find fossilized clues in sediment

Bellamy Pailthorp

Twenty years ago this Sunday, the Nisqually earthquake rattled the region. It registered 6.8 on the Richter scale and shook for 40 seconds. The damage was…

Pacific Northwest Seismic Network engineer Andrew Hadlock of University of Oregon installs a remote seismometer station near Sweet Home, Oregon.

Environment

Northwest seismologists see lessons learned from California quakes

Bellamy Pailthorp

Seismologists in the Pacific Northwest have been getting a lot of calls in recent days after a major earthquake rattled remote Southern California over…

News

Washington National Guard Rehearses For Cascadia Megaquake

Tom Banse

The Washington National Guard -- joined by officers from Oregon and Idaho -- are preparing for a massive military relief effort.

Environment

USGS Tries Listening To Human Racket To Understand Seismic Hazards

Tom Banse

Research geologists have just finished a field trial to test a less invasive way to complete seismic hazard surveys.The federal scientists attempted to…

Science

The earth's shaking a record amount in the Northwest

Jake Ellison

The Puget Sound region is experiencing a record “episodic tremor and slip” event, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.These are a series of…