such as the North American, African, and Antarctic plates. Though smaller in size, the minors are no less important when it comes to shaping the Earth. The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely ...

An earthquake struck near Snoqualmie Monday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The 3.5 magnitude quake hit just after 1 p.m. Monday near Snoqualmie. According to the ...

With glacier-clad peaks rising almost vertically from thickly forested valleys, the North Cascades are often called the American Alps ... and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It hits the western ...