Thursday’s ‘Great Oregon Shakeout’ earthquake drill encourages preparedness
Oregonians have learned the importance of preparedness due to numerous recent hazards – including wildfire, drought, floods, ice storms and more.
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Death toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to over 1,200 people
By Etant Dupain, AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the country Saturday, leaving at least 1,297 people dead and more than 5,700 injured, according to the country’s civil protection agency. Of the 1,297 fatalities, 1,054 are in the South administrative region, 119
Continue ReadingAlaskan coast 8.2 magnitude earthquake was the strongest one in decades, official says
By Madeline Holcombe and Joe Sutton, CNN The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off Alaska’s coast Wednesday night was the strongest one since 1964, an official told CNN. The very strong quake was located about 56 miles (91 kilometers) east southeast of Perryville, Alaska, and happened around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
Continue ReadingNo tsunami threat from 5.9 earthquakes off Pacific Coast
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon early Friday, and the aftershocks included another 5.9 quake. But the U.S. Geological Survey says there’s no threat of a tsunami or damage to the coast.
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Cluster of 7 small earthquakes recorded off Oregon coast
Six earthquakes struck between 150 and 200 miles off the Oregon coast Thursday morning, following an earthquake in the same area Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, KGW reported.
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Detroit, a lakeside Oregon town hit hard by wildfire, faces a new worry
The mayor of Detroit, a lakeside town ravaged by a wildfire last fall, is worried that a plan to lower the risk of a large earthquake causing the nearby dam to fail will hurt its tourist industry.
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Oregon earthquake notification ‘Shake Alert’ system to launch Thursday
The Shake Alert earthquake notification system will become available on nearly all Oregon smartphones on Thursday at 10 a.m.
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ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system goes live in Oregon on Thursday
The ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System, an earthquake detection tool operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, goes live in Oregon on Thursday.
Continue ReadingTwo earthquakes hit minutes apart off the Oregon coast
Two earthquakes struck off the Oregon coast a few minutes apart on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Continue Reading Oregon officials offer more details on new ShakeAlert earthquake warning system
What if you could get a notice of earthquake shaking before it’s felt at your location? The technology exists, is already in place along most of the West Coast and operational for key infrastructure systems, such as automatic water valve shutoffs and starting backup generators.
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Earthquake early warning system to roll out to Oregon next month, Wash. in May
The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless devices in Oregon on March 11 and to Washington state in May.
Continue Reading3.6-magnitude earthquake felt north of Mount Hood
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck about 10 miles north of Mount Hood Monday night.
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Cascadia mega-quake anniversary good reminder to be earthquake-ready
The 600-mile fault line of the Cascadia Subduction Zone runs from northern California to British Columbia, bringing with it potential danger of devastation to communities along the West Coast by the effects of a high-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunamis.
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Swarm of 100-plus small quakes rumble beneath Mount Hood
A swarm of more than 100 small earthquakes shook the south side of Mount Hood Sunday afternoon.
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills at least 67, injures hundreds
At least 67 people have died after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, according to the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in Indonesia. Jan Gelfand told CNN on Friday that he expects the death toll and number of missing people to increase. Hundreds have been
Continue Reading5.7 earthquake hits 127 miles off Oregon coast, no tsunami
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck about 127 miles off the Oregon coast early Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Continue ReadingOregon receives $450,000 from feds for quake research
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday over $450,000 in earthquake research grant funding for Oregon.
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‘I heard the roar’: Big earthquake hits Idaho
A strong earthquake struck nearly 80 miles northeast of Boise, Idaho, early Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking and chandeliers swaying as far away as the Sunriver area.
Continue Reading4.5-magnitude quake hits off Oregon coast
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck about 185 miles off the southern Oregon coast Wednesday afternoon.
Continue Reading4.7 earthquake strikes off S. Oregon coast
A magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck off the Southern Oregon coast Saturday morning.
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