The Northwest is itself overdue for a megaquake — one we are ready for on neither a personal nor political level.

Tsunami waves were recorded in Washington state on July 30. A tsunami advisory remained in effect, and people were urged to ...

Officials say that a worker was killed and five others remain trapped underground after a collapse at a copper mine in Chile.

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the largest in the past century, struck off the coast of Russia this week, prompting ...