A tropical wave moving through the eastern Caribbean, combined with an upper-level area of low pressure, will bring increased ...

Although unlikely, a large earthquake in the area could occur, but it is unlikely to generate a tsunami due to the fault's horizontal slip motion, which typically does not displace enough water to ...

Mount Lewotobi’s eruption Tuesday evening, June 17th, in Indonesia, saw the volcano hurling ash 6.8 miles into the sky.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) is a 600-mile-long fault line that stretches from Northern California to Vancouver Island in Canada. It marks the boundary where the Juan de Fuca Plate is being ...

The San Juan Hotel in Texas, a site with a complicated history, is among the most endangered. Other endangered sites include Cedar Key, Florida, and the Pamunkey Indian Reservation in Virginia.

WSF announces a new summer ferry schedule for Anacortes-San Juan Islands, effective June 15, with reservations opening April 15. Seattle National Politics Crime Weather Food Arts More ...

ORCAS, Wash. — An earthquake struck in the waters surrounding the San Juan Islands early Monday morning. The 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit at 5:02 a.m. just off Deer Beach on Orcas Island ...

Shaking was felt across northwestern Washington early Monday morning as an earthquake struck the San Juan Islands region near the border with Canada. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at about ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Tsunami Advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and nearby islands for part of Saturday evening after a powerful earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (TNND) — A "notable" earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 shook the Caribbean Sea Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake, which ...

San Francisco’s Treasure Island, an artificial island built by the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1930s, is in the tsunami hazard area. (California Geological Survey) The Bay Area shoreline ...

But if you don’t have prior knowledge of whether you’re in a tsunami hazard zone, and no maps or evacuation signs are available, aim for spots 100 feet above sea level and as far as two miles ...