Earthquakes

The Dust Never Settles

Coastal Kitchen to Donate This Wednesday's Proceeds to Japan

​Dine for a cause! On Wednesday, March 30, from 5 p.m. to close, Coastal Kitchen--see right--on Capitol Hill will donate 25 percent of all their proceeds to Mercy Corps and Peace Winds. The funds will benefit the children and families affected by Japan's recent earthquake and tsunami. Follow ... More >>

UW Scientists Find Japanese Radiation in Campus Ventilation System

Image source​A team of researchers from the University of Washington's Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics didn't have to go very far afield to test for airborne radiation from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant -- they just examined air filters from the ventil ... More >>

Top 6 Songs About Mother Nature's Worst Hits

​These days it seems the whole world is crumbling beneath our feet. Earthquakes in Haiti and New Zealand and the recent earthquake and devastation in Japan have rattled nerves around the planet. From songs of great floods to dust-bowl ballads, songwriters have long been giving voice to the d ... More >>

Rabbi Daniel Lapin Says Glenn Beck Was Wrong

And explains why he thinks Japan was spared.

Artists for Japan

And explains why he thinks Japan was spared.

The Tsunami That Rocked Japan 300 Years Ago

Seattleites bracing for "The Big One," take note: It can happen again.

A Japan-Strength Earthquake Would Level Seattle

​If it weren't for the tsunami that followed, Japan and its high tech infrastructure would have come out of its mammoth 9.0 level earthquake with flying colors. But what about Seattle? We get earthquakes here. Hell, the Seattle Fault runs directly through the city. Turns out that things probab ... More >>

History Lesson: Massive Earthquake in Pacific Northwest Triggered Japan Tsunami in 1700

​About 300 years before the current earthquake/tsunami disaster in Japan, another wave of water swept the Island nation, wreaking havoc and laying waste to entire coastal villages. That tsunami was caused by a massive quake--estimated to have been a magnitude 9.0--that rocked the entire Pacifi ... More >>

UW Tsunami Expert in Japan "Felt the Earthquake Big Time"

Jody Bourgeois​Last night must have been simultaneously a thrilling and terrifying experience for Jody Bourgeois. A professor in the University of Washington's department of earth and space sciences, Bourgeois has devoted years and years of research to tsunamis and earthquakes. Amazingly, she ... More >>

Seahawks 12th Man Causes Measurable Earthquake During Marshawn Lynch's Winning Run

​Anyone who still doubts that Qwest Field isn't the loudest, most raucous stadium in all of sports needs to turn their attention to readings from the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network on Saturday.

Tonight: Hootenanny For a Healthy Gulf at the Moore, Cyndi Lauper at Woodland Park

Laura Musselman​Hootenanny For a Healthy Gulf, with Duff McKagan, Mike McCready, Pete Droge, Shawn Smith, the Fastbacks, Rachel Flotard, Star Anna, Mark Pickerel, Kim Virant, Justin Davis, Tim DiJulio, Chris & Rick Friel, Rebeqa Rivers, Jeff Rouse, Ty Bailie, Kristen Ward, Gary Westlake, Rusty ... More >>

Hootenanny For A Healthy Gulf

Laura Musselman​Hootenanny For a Healthy Gulf, with Duff McKagan, Mike McCready, Pete Droge, Shawn Smith, the Fastbacks, Rachel Flotard, Star Anna, Mark Pickerel, Kim Virant, Justin Davis, Tim DiJulio, Chris & Rick Friel, Rebeqa Rivers, Jeff Rouse, Ty Bailie, Kristen Ward, Gary Westlake, Rusty ... More >>

Another World Debacle? Time For Another Hoot!

Laura MusselmanDuff McKagan's column runs every Monday and Thursday on Reverb. Hootenanny For A Healthy Gulf is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Moore Theatre. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show.​About six months ago, a few weeks after the earthquake in Haiti, STG hauncho Debra Heesch an ... More >>

206 Swing at Inside Out Jazz Awards Show

Giving the city's scene a big room to shine.

Relax, Seattle: The Next Big Earthquake Probably Isn't Happening Anytime Soon

Fear not: this ain't happening for, like, generations.​Apocalyptic thoughts are all the rage these days. Before the unpronounceable Icelandic volcano spewed its way into the spotlight, there were deadly earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and China, all in quick succession. Is the world coming to an ... More >>

Jared Diamond

Fear not: this ain't happening for, like, generations.​Apocalyptic thoughts are all the rage these days. Before the unpronounceable Icelandic volcano spewed its way into the spotlight, there were deadly earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and China, all in quick succession. Is the world coming to an ... More >>

Duff McKagan: A Few Songs You'll Hear Us Play at Hootenanny For Haiti

Johnny ThundersDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​I am honored to have been asked to take part in Hootenanny For Haiti, a gig Sunday night at the Showbox Market raising money to benefit those devastated ... More >>

Whalebones Makes Its Triumphant Return with New Songs and a Haiti Benefit Show

Josh Lovseth (Sound on the Sound)Justin Deary, Whalebones' frontman​Whalebones, a local retro-sounding psych-rock band fronted by a man named Justin Deary, has been completely absent from Seattle's scene for almost two years. As in, the band's last show was at Sasquatch '08. Happily, Whalebone ... More >>

Greg Mortenson

Josh Lovseth (Sound on the Sound)Justin Deary, Whalebones' frontman​Whalebones, a local retro-sounding psych-rock band fronted by a man named Justin Deary, has been completely absent from Seattle's scene for almost two years. As in, the band's last show was at Sasquatch '08. Happily, Whalebone ... More >>

WSDOT's Earthquake Video Simulation: Alaskan Way Viaduct Fall Down, Go Boom

Those of you still on the fence about whether to get behind the deep bore tunnel (not that it matters much now that the only significant opposition wussed out), might want to take a gander at the above video. Released yesterday, it provides a glimpse of what could result if Seattle experiences ... More >>

Schoolhouse Switch Raises Eyebrows, Blood Pressure

One architect/mother of a displaced student says moves are an expensive way to put kids in unfit buildings.

School Closures: Math that Doesn't Add Up

As part of its school-closure efforts to save money in the face of a $25-million-plus shortfall next year, is the Seattle School District spending more to save less? In one of the closure moves, the district will be mothballing two school buildings and moving their classes to another that, by the di ... More >>

Has the Viaduct Collapsed Yet?

Seattle was rattled early this morning by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. Although the tremblor was just one of the countless little events that we residents living along the Cascadia subduction zone experience regularly, some folks might wonder how our local infrastructure faired this morning ... More >>

KUBE 93 FM Haunted House

Seattle was rattled early this morning by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. Although the tremblor was just one of the countless little events that we residents living along the Cascadia subduction zone experience regularly, some folks might wonder how our local infrastructure faired this morning ... More >>

Feel Like You're Digging out of a Hole?

Seattle was rattled early this morning by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. Although the tremblor was just one of the countless little events that we residents living along the Cascadia subduction zone experience regularly, some folks might wonder how our local infrastructure faired this morning ... More >>

Oakland's Lesson for Seattle?

Seattle was rattled early this morning by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. Although the tremblor was just one of the countless little events that we residents living along the Cascadia subduction zone experience regularly, some folks might wonder how our local infrastructure faired this morning ... More >>

Master of Disaster

Earthquakes aren't the only unmet natural crises this British author sees for America. And he's coming to view another one on Seattle's waterfront.

No Great Shakes

Science, drama, travelogue—there's a jumble of themes in this quake book that would be more solid told separately.

Duck and Cover-Up

Seattle could be next, and obviously we have work to do.

Nightclub shakeout

OK Hotel and the Fenix close after earthquake damage.

Sliding scales

OK Hotel and the Fenix close after earthquake damage.

Feathers fly in quake

OK Hotel and the Fenix close after earthquake damage.

Quake quiz

Everything you need to know about earthquakes but were afraid to ask.

The Pet Lady

Everything you need to know about earthquakes but were afraid to ask.

Special Coverage: Ash Wednesday Quake

Everything you need to know about earthquakes but were afraid to ask.

Everything you learned about earthquakes last time we had one but forgot by the time this one came along . . .

Everything you need to know about earthquakes but were afraid to ask.

News Clips— Stadium garage crumbles

Everything you need to know about earthquakes but were afraid to ask.

A shake to the system

Not worried about a Puget Sound megaquake? Get ready to pay anyway—your insurance company is very worried.