Mount Rainier, the active volcano towering above southwestern Washington state, started rumbling — very lightly — on Tuesday. A swarm of small earthquakes was detected under the mountain triggering ...

A swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes has been detected rumbling deep below Mt. Rainier in Washington State early Tuesday morning, though geologists stress there is no cause for concern. The quakes ...

(NEXSTAR) – A “notable” earthquake registering at a magnitude of 4.5 struck Washington State on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter was located near ...

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit Washington’s Olympic Peninsula in the early morning on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit Washington’s Olympic Peninsula ...

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 4.6 magnitude earthquake has rattled the Three Lakes area of Washington state. That was followed minutes later by a 3.5 magnitude aftershock near the city of ...

Washington state has seen several recent earthquakes ranging from small tremors near Tacoma and Vashon Island to larger quakes off the west coast. This list of stories illustrates the region's seismic ...

It's time to talk earthquakes. That was the focus of the Great Washington ShakeOut on Thursday. The annual event focuses on preparing people for an earthquake and practicing safety during an active ...

No one died in Washington, though four members of the McKinzie family from Tacoma drowned while camping on a beach in Newport ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state's first statewide inventory of buildings prone to crumble or collapse in an earthquake has found there are thousands of unreinforced masonry buildings that could ...

A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck in Skagit County, Washington, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 2.9-magnitude earthquake shook Western Washington on Tuesday, June 3, ...