A 9.2 megathrust earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone would not just rattle the Pacific Northwest, it would redraw the ...

The next great American tsunami is not a Hollywood fantasy but a scenario that coastal planners, geologists and emergency ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Residents of this small coastal city in the Pacific Northwest know what to do when there's a tsunami warning: Flee to higher ground. For those in or near Columbia Memorial, the city's ...

The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, ...

Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria is currently undergoing a $300 million expansion. The new facility will include a more secure foundation, a vertical tsunami evacuation staircase and other ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake happened around 1:57 a.m. and was about 175 ...

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck about 175 miles off the coast of Bandon on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which hit just before 2 a.m., did not prompt ...

Winter in the Pacific Northwest feels cinematic: foggy mornings, snowcapped mountains in the distance and evergreen trees ...

A swarm of earthquakes rattled the Bay Area on the evening of Friday, December 19. The earthquakes occurred over a 30-minute span, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There have been no reports ...