Klamath County currently doesn’t have an emergency operations center. Emergency Manager Ian Thigpen said the county has had ...

Cascadia earthquake, tsunami could cost Oregon economy $32 billion. Updated: Feb. 04, 2013, ... A Cascadia earthquake is just as likely to occur today as 50 years from now, ...

On the 324th Cascadia quake anniversary, Diego Melgar, the director of University of Oregon's Cascadia earthquake center, says the quake left clues for what to expect when "The Big One" strikes.

Oregon State Senate President Peter Courtney has earthquake preparedness high on his list of priorities. He spoke about Portland earthquake building codes at a town hall in April, 2010.

Researchers took a ship off the coasts of Oregon, ... Cascadia earthquakes are expected every 300-500 years, with the last 9.0 earthquake hitting the region 324 years ago, ...

The Great Oregon ShakeOut, a statewide and national earthquake readiness drill, is set to take place on Thursday. The minute-long drill at 10:17 a.m. will simulate the proper response to an ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five minutes, and tsunami waves as tall as 100 feet could barrel toward shore.

The report, "Oregon Resilience Plan: Reducing Risk and Improving Recovery for the Next Cascadia Earthquake and Tsunami," was presented to legislators Thursday (March 14). You may like ...

No hospitals on the Oregon coast could sustain operations after the Cascadia earthquake, according to a state prediction. Hospitals are on the move to improve. June 27, 2025 ...

When the Cascadia subduction zone earthquake hits, the Oregon coast will literally sink, heightening the effects of tsunamis and permanently altering the coastline. Now scientists are trying to ...

The Great Cascadia earthquake struck more than three centuries ago, with a magnitude 9.0. One researcher with the University of Oregon said taking steps now is key.