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Understanding earthquake threats in WA's Puget Sound region

In the wake of last week's tsunami threats along the Washington coast, many have questions about what would happen if a major ...

Tsunami advisory for Washington coast cancelled after 8.8 quake off Russia

The Washington State Emergency Management Division confirmed that the tsunami advisory for Washington state had been ...

Tsunami advisory canceled for Washington coast after powerful Russia earthquake

WASHINGTON STATE — As of 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, the tsunami advisory for Washington and much of the western U.S. coast has ...
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Tsunami watch issued for Puget Sound area after magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia

A tsunami watch has been issued for coastal Washington and the Puget Sound area, as well as the Oregon and California coasts, British Columbia, and Alaska.The ...
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Tsunami alert for Washington coast from powerful Russia earthquake downgraded to advisory

WASHINGTON STATE — A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is now the sixth ...

Washington coast braces for potential tsunami impact from powerful Kamchatka earthquake

WASHINGTON STATE — A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is now the sixth ...

Here's which city saw the highest waves during tsunami advisory in Washington

Higher-than-normal waves struck Washington's beaches following a massive earthquake in Russia. Here's where they were the ...

Russian earthquake, tsunami are a wake-up call for WA preparedness

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

Tsunami Advisory canceled for Washington following massive Russia earthquake

The tsunami threat caused by a massive earthquake near Russia has passed, according to the Washington Emergency Management ...

Tsunamis in WA: Landslides, not earthquakes, have been main cause historically

A 2014 city of Seattle report examining Seattle's "inherent vulnerability" to a tsunami noted that a tsunami will "almost ...

Tsunami advisory for Washington coast after 8.8 quake off Russia, first waves reach WA shores

A tsunami watch has been issued for the Washington coast following a powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the coast of Russia, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center. The quake struck at ...