About the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) Earthquake: A 9.0 magnitude Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake ripping across the 700-mile CSZ fault line occurs on average once every 200 to 500 years. The last major CSZ earthquake and tsunami occurred in 1700.

May 2, 2022 · Over the three-day exercise, federal, state, and tribal partners will walk through the FEMA Region 10 CSZ Earthquake and Tsunami Response Plan using a large 35’x26’ map to display impacted areas and demonstrate resource allocation, staging, and …

Jun 7, 2017 · SEATTLE – A year following one of the nation’s largest domestic drills, lessons-learned continue to guide strategies that improve the Pacific Northwest’s ability to survive and recover from a catastrophic Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake and tsunami.

Additionally, below is a gallery of Cascadia Rising 2022 scenario and exercise planning resources that are being compiled. All scenario resources included are publicly available and apply the 9.0 magnitude earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone shakemap published by USGS.

Jun 14, 2022 · About the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) Earthquake. A 9.0 magnitude Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake ripping across the 700-mile CSZ fault line occurs on average once every 200 to 500 years. The last major CSZ earthquake and tsunami occurred in …

May 12, 2022 · From May 3 -5, staff from the Washington Military Department, led by its Emergency Management Division, joined partners from across the Northwest at a three-day discussion-based exercise, called the Rehearsal of Concept or ROC, for the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) Earthquake and Tsunami Plan.

In April of 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released the Hazus Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States. The West Coast and the New Madrid Seismic Zone carry some of the largest potential financial ...

May 5, 2022 · Scientists have widely predicted a cataclysmic quake between the Juan de Fuca and North American tectonic plates -- a boundary called the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Officials estimate there's...

A Cascadia Subduction Zone rupture would destroy transportation systems and isolate many Western Washington communities. Cascadia Rising confirmed that it could take several weeks for assistance to reach communities that have become isolated because of the earthquake impacts.

FEMA’s Region 10 Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) Earthquake and Tsunami Plan 2022 lists the following regarding a full-margin rupture: Thirty-six percent of Oregon and 42% of Washington coastal county populations live in the inundation zone.