Before, during and after the distant Kamchatka tsunami propelled 1-foot waves to Washington state, coastal communities here have been preparing for our own Big Rip someday. For instance, Westport, ...

Washington officials believe 8,000 people would die as a result of an earthquake-driven tsunami after a magnitude 9 quake hits off the coast. The reason is many low-lying communities are without easy ...

A tsunami advisory has been canceled for parts of Washington on Wednesday morning, following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Far East that sent tsunami waves across the Pacific. While ...

Just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Seattle’s National Weather Service branch (NWS Seattle) shared the following update: “We continue to see tsunami waves arrive along the coast as well as Strait of Juan ...

Westport’s Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structure in the city’s marina district will be the third such refuge in the state. The city of Westport is looking for a designer for a structure that would ...

SEATTLE — A tsunami has been confirmed moving through the western Pacific following a powerful earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting advisories and heightened monitoring across the ...

Update: The tsunami advisory for Washington and Oregon coasts was canceled at 10:20 a.m. Previous post: The National Weather service issued a tsunami advisory for the coast of Washington on Tuesday ...