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

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.

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 ...

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.

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, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Cascadia-level earthquake would be catastrophic for the Pacific Northwest, toppling buildings and bridges and potentially spawning a devastating tsunami — but new research ...

The Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT) will be the first center of its kind in the nation focused on earthquakes at subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another.

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.

Thanks to the Great Oregon ShakeOut drill, earthquakes are top of mind for ... Fasola said there is a one-in-three chance that a magnitude 8.0 or higher Cascadia earthquake will occur in the next ...

In this 2019 photo, evidence of a Cascadia earthquake's awesome destructive power is visible at the beach in Neskowin. A "ghost forest" of Sitka spruces juts up from the beach in the tiny town.

EUGENE, Ore. (NBC) -- 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 ...

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.