One ‘Really Big One’ After Another

The disaster caused by a predicted large earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could be compounded by shaking along the San ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN

San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to set off huge double earthquake, new study finds

Scientists from Oregon State University studying sediment layers in the Pacific Ocean have discovered that two of the most ...

The San Andreas and Cascadia Earthquake Faults May Be Linked

The West Coast of North America is a geologically tumultuous zone where tectonic plates collide, subducting under and ...

Scientists have the ‘smoking gun’: Cascadia quake could trigger San Andreas fault

A Cascadia subduction zone earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest, and when it hits, scientists now believe, it could ...
Scientific American

New Clues Suggest San Andreas and Cascadia Faults May Produce Synchronized Earthquakes

Samples from the seafloor reveal evidence of several earthquakes along the West Coast’s two major fault zones happening in ...

2 major West Coast fault lines could be in sync and trigger double earthquake, scientists say

Scientists at Oregon State University say there's new evidence that two of the best-known earthquake fault lines on the West Coast are in sync and that has the potential for a major disaster. One of ...

Cascadia fault megaquake was the worst-case scenario. Scientists just found an even bigger problem

A megaquake in the Pacific Northwest could trigger a large earthquake along California's San Andreas Fault, creating an ...

Could your Portland-area school crumble in an earthquake? 10 takeaways

Here are 10 takeaways from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s four-part series on school seismic safety in the Portland area.
Governing

Oregon Moves to Quake-Proof Government Buildings

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...
KOIN 6

Ahead of a Cascadia earthquake, Oregon Gov. Kotek signs order for building safety

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order on Monday aiming to help the state prepare for earthquakes. Executive Order 25-22 directs Oregon’s Department of ...
The Bulletin

Oregon Gov. Kotek orders state buildings earthquake-proofed to prepare for ‘Big One’

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...