The Seattle Fault is a zone of multiple shallow east–west thrust faults that cross the Puget Sound Lowland and through Seattle (in the U.S. state of Washington) in the vicinity of Interstate …

Feb 6, 2024 · The Seattle fault ruptured in 923-924 AD, based on local Indigenous oral traditions and geologic evidence along the Puget Sound shoreline. Despite the region’s seismic activity, …

Feb 14, 2024 · A hazardous fault line that runs south of downtown Seattle may have formed when the edge of the North American continent tore apart 55 million years ago, a new study suggests.

Feb 6, 2024 · The Seattle fault zone is a network of shallow faults slicing through the lowlands of Puget Sound, threatening to create damaging earthquakes for the more than four million …

Oct 2, 2023 · Using tree ring dating, scientists have revealed a massive earthquake—or two in succession—struck the Puget Sound region in the Pacific Northwest almost exactly 1,100 …

Sep 27, 2023 · A linked earthquake of magnitude 7.8 across the Seattle and Saddle Mountain faults would release about 38 times more energy and would likely trigger a local tsunami, the …

Sep 28, 2023 · Researchers have linked two faults in the Seattle area, and they’ve discovered this geologic duo was responsible for an earth-shifting event more than a millennium ago.

Mar 1, 2023 · Understanding the Seattle Fault Zone’s size, scope, history and behavior will hopefully encourage updates to Seattle-area codes for buildings, bridges and infrastructure to …

Sep 27, 2023 · Using state-of-the-art tree ring and radiocarbon dating methods, researchers found the most recent major earthquake on the Seattle Fault wasn’t a solo act. The Saddle …

Feb 22, 2024 · The Seattle fault zone, a network of shallow faults threatening the Puget Sound region, has a new origin story based on a study published in Tectonics that suggests its …