The 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit at 5:02 a.m. just off Deer Beach on Orcas Island, according to the United States Geologic Survey. The quake was measured at a depth of 10.13 miles, per USGS data.

According to the USGS, eight earthquakes over 4.5 magnitude have been measured in Washington state since 2000. The strongest measured earthquake in the last two decades struck near Long Branch ...

- A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook up western Washington and parts of Canada early Monday morning. USGS says that the earthquake originated near the San Juan Islands and was around a mile deep.

On Thursday, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) expanded its drought emergency declaration for 19 watersheds across the North and Central Cascades and parts of the Puget Sound region ...

All this as we are already abnormally dry or in a moderate drought, according to NOAA’s US drought monitor map. So this summer be sure you have a fan and extra water for you and your yard!