Scientists are warning that the Cascadia Subduction Zone — a 600-mile fault running along the Pacific Northwest — is overdue ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon has a new playbook for preparing and responding to a major earthquake that dictates what should be tackled over time versus a list of tasks to get done. The playbook provides a ...

Scientists are warning that the Cascadia Subduction Zone — a 700-mile fault running along the Pacific Coast — could produce a magnitude 9+ earthquake and a resulting mega-tsunami that sends 1,000-foot ...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan on Monday, elevating that country's risk advisory for a "mega-quake." ...

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 ...

There’s a small silver tent in an engineering lab at Portland State University — the heavy-duty type that you can walk into. “This is what I call the magic tent, where all the chemistry and all the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast on Jan. 15. The earthquake was detected around 7:25 p.m., approximately 183 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake was detected off the Oregon Coast on April 7. The earthquake happened at around 12:49 p.m., ...