Articles about Earthquake

Great Washington Shakeout drill on Oct. 19 designed to help people practice for earthquake

With a small earthquake near Seattle still top of mind, it’s a good time to remind people that the Great… Read More

Feds award $15M for new cutting-edge research center to study Pacific NW earthquakes

Wildfires and hurricanes are dominating the disaster spotlight, but the threat of a massive earthquake still simmers beneath the surface… Read More

Wood or would not? Earthquake test to study how 10-story timber building stands up to Seattle shake

If the idea of a Seattle earthquake gives you the shakes, this test might be right up your alley. Researchers… Read More

Tsunami advice triggers quake confusion: Stop, drop and cover or head for the hills?

News this week that a big earthquake in Seattle could trigger destructive tsunami waves that would hit some shorelines in… Read More

New tsunami warning to those in Seattle: If the earth starts shaking, get to higher ground ASAP

If a really big earthquake hits offshore from Seattle, the city’s shorelines could be struck with massive tsunami waves within… Read More

MyShake app now available in Washington state to provide warning before earthquake shaking starts

Washington state residents have another way to be alerted to an earthquake and potential shaking with the arrival of the… Read More

ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system goes live in Washington state — here’s how it works

The news: ShakeAlert, an automated system designed to warn people that an earthquake has occurred and shaking is imminent, is… Read More

ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system going live in Washington state on May 4

The West Coast rollout of the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system will be complete on May 4 when the service… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Bezos fields criticism despite $10B climate pledge; Seattle braces for The Big One; and more

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. PBS’s Frontline profiled the Amazon empire and painted a… Read More

Earthquake experts lay out latest outlook for the ‘Really Big One’ that’ll hit Seattle

Earthquake experts say current building codes don’t reflect the riskiest features of the Seattle area’s geology — but the outlook… Read More

Watch tsunami waves from a 9.0 earthquake hit the Pacific Northwest in new simulation videos

A magnitude 9.0 earthquake could certainly qualify as the much-feared “big one” in Washington state. New simulation videos from the… Read More

USGS awards $10.4M for ShakeAlert quake warning system in the Pacific Northwest

The U.S. Geological Survey is setting aside $10.4 million over the next two years to boost the ShakeAlert earthquake early-warning… Read More

4.6 earthquake rattles Seattle region in the middle of the night

Did you feel it? That was the popular question Friday morning as residents around Western Washington awoke to news that… Read More

Volunteers asked to give up a little floorspace in Seattle to help scientists better map seismic data

Worrying about your own property during an earthquake would be a natural reaction, but what if your home could help… Read More

How earthquake patterns could let us know when the ‘Really Big One’ is coming

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Is it the tick of Earth’s heartbeat, or a ticking time bomb? Either way, instruments that monitor a… Read More

Days before Seattle viaduct closes forever, experts discuss how new tunnel is safest spot during quake

The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle may have been the place where a lot of us liked to be during… Read More

Tweets document ‘major’ damage after 7.0 Alaska quake rocks Anchorage

Buildings in downtown Anchorage were damaged and roads were ruined when a magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Alaska’s biggest city today. The… Read More

Star seismologist Lucy Jones sizes up Seattle’s readiness for ‘the Really Big One’

When it comes to taking earthquakes seriously, Seattle’s problem may be that the city doesn’t get enough of them. That’s… Read More

University of Washington engineers develop ‘breakaway’ tsunami-resistant buildings, prepping for ‘The Big One’

Engineers at the University of Washington are developing a first-of-its-kind building that can withstand powerful waves from tsunamis. The tsunami-resistant buildings… Read More

Simulations show how major 9.0 earthquake could impact Northwest — and what Seattle should fear

“None of the pictures is rosy,” says a line in a new report from the University of Washington detailing a… Read More

Already shaking things up with major renovation, Space Needle to undergo seismic upgrade, too

We can probably name several places we’d rather be than in Seattle’s 605-foot-tall Space Needle during an earthquake, but upgrades… Read More

ShakeAlert earthquake warning system expands to Washington and Oregon, enters prototype testing

Earthquakes are a constant threat on the West Coast, and having just a few seconds of advance warning that one is about… Read More

Beast Quake 3? If Seahawks fans roar against Lions, seismologists set to monitor the rumble

Marshawn Lynch may be gone, but don’t underestimate the ability of Seattle Seahawks fans to register another Beast Quake at… Read More

New mobile app detects earthquakes — and after surviving the Nepal quake, I can’t wait to download

MyShake is a new mobile app that relies on a smartphone’s motion sensor to detect earthquakes. Researchers from the University… Read More

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits 85 miles north of Seattle; largest in Northwest since 2004

The Northwest’s largest earthquake since 2004 shook up the region Tuesday evening as a magnitude 4.8 quake hit 11 miles northeast of… Read More

Surprises emerge as scientists map the tectonic plate that could cause ‘The Big One’

For the first time ever, scientists have gotten a full picture of the plate that is pushing its way under… Read More

How can you prepare for the Really Big One? 7 tips from PNW earthquake experts

If you’re still reeling from The New Yorker’s widely-read report on “The Really Big One,” today’s Reddit AMA with Northwest seismology… Read More

Earthquake experts on ‘The Really Big One’: Here’s what will actually happen in Seattle

This weekend’s New Yorker story about the inevitable earthquake coming to destroy Seattle terrified plenty of people, but a few Seattle-area… Read More

A huge earthquake is probably coming to destroy Seattle and we’re not prepared

A huge earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest, and almost no one is prepared for it. Follow up: Seattle… Read More

Using business intelligence to understand the Japan crisis

Business-intelligence technology is typically used to derive meaning and make decisions from data like sales, costs and other corporate trends.… Read More