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People sit on the rubble of a destroyed house after an earthquake in the city of Darbandikhan, northern Iraq, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Authorities reported that a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Iraq-Iran border region on Monday and killed more than three hundred people in both countries, sent people fleeing their homes into the night and was felt far west as the Mediterranean coast. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) XFD101 XFD101

November 12, 2017 at 9:07 pm

Quake kills 430 in Iranian border region rebuilt after war VIEW

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake near the Iraq-Iran border killed over 400 people across both countries, sent residents fleeing their homes into the night and...

September 21, 2017 at 8:01 pm

Oregon geologists warn of potential landslides in wildfire-scarred Columbia Gorge

A new report released Thursday focuses on areas of the Gorge that are highly susceptible to landslides — which also happen to overlap with some...

August 15, 2017 at 7:00 am

UW gets federal money to boost early-warning system for West Coast earthquakes

The University of Washington, Central Washington University and University of Oregon are among institutions receiving grants.

July 6, 2017 at 12:12 am

Rare magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocks western Montana; Bozeman resident John Mayer tweets about it

The quake, and a series of aftershocks, woke up people in Montana — and were reported to have been felt in Eastern Washington.

May 11, 2017 at 6:44 am

Did you feel that? Small earthquake off Whidbey Island shakes region after Bremerton swarm

After more than a dozen earthquakes, including two early Thursday, struck around the Kitsap Peninsula since early May, another small temblor off Whidbey Island shook...

May 1, 2017 at 6:45 am

Strong quake, aftershocks strike British Columbia, southeast Alaska

A series of quakes struck a corner of British Columbia and southeastern Alaska on Monday.

A tractor trailer and camper are abandoned on a span of eastbound state Route 14 near Sylmar, Calif., Tuesday morning Jan. 18, 1994 after a second portion of the interstate collapsed overnight in the wake of Monday’s major earthquake that struck the Southern California area. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac)

April 6, 2017 at 12:48 pm

Do you have an earthquake relocation plan? You should | Op-Ed

How bad could it get when a major quake strikes Seattle? Let’s just say you had better plan on moving out of the area for...

February 23, 2017 at 9:18 am

Did you feel the earthquakes last night? More than 2,200 reported feeling the temblors

Did you feel the quakes? Let us know.

UW Professor John Vidale, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, speaks to the media at Century Link Field in Seattle Thursday, January 5, 2017, about the GPS antenna near his feet that will be connected to six sensors to establish a lock so they will all be synced with time to record vibrations during the Seahawks playoff game Saturday, January 7, 2017. The sensors will record how the ground moves as it accelerates with the crowd jumping up and down, yelling, as well as the music over the speakers at the stadium. The exercise is done for training for seismologists and to teach the public how seismology works.

January 5, 2017 at 12:38 pm

UW seismologists ready to record rumble of Seahawks fans at playoff game vs. Lions

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network has installed monitors to measure the rumble that will be created by Seahawks fans at CenturyLink Field during Saturday’s game...

December 6, 2016 at 3:27 pm

Earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Aceh province; at least 25 dead

BIREUEN, Indonesia (AP) — A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and causing dozens of buildings...

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