Tag: Cascadia subduction zone earthquake
From Wildfires to Earthquakes – Be Prepared When Disaster Strikes
Story by Ali Hargrave / Red Cross Cascades Over the course of the past couple of months, Oregon like much of the West Coast has been devastated by wildfires. Though […]
Join the Red Cross Cascades Region in The Great ShakeOut on Thursday, October 17th!
Story by Hannah C. Wood/Red Cross Cascades Region Oregon is home to beautiful mountains with amazing hikes, rugged coastlines, and adventurous people. Our state also lies on the Cascadia Subduction […]
Earthquake Preparedness Month: What is Liquefaction?
This week PBS’ NewsHour had a feature on a little known earthquake phenomenon known as liquefaction, using Oregon as an example of the dangers. It just happened to air after […]
Shaking up Earthquake Preparedness Month
What a day! A 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra island (Indonesia) with a 8.2 aftershock, then a 5.9 earthquake off the Southern Oregon coast, and then a […]
Timeline of ‘the big one’ for the Portland area
Last month the Portland Mercury did some research to develop a timeline of what might occur in Portland if the ‘big one’ hit. That is, the predicted 8+ magnitude earthquake […]
Tsunami Preparedness Workshops at the Oregon Coast
On March 11, 2011, we watched pictures and videos from Japan that showed us the strength and power of a tsunami. These images merely reinforced the scenes of devastation we […]
Red Cross Month Events in Oregon
March is Red Cross Month and the Oregon Chapters of the American Red Cross are presenting or participating in a number of events around the state, including: March 14 – […]
Disaster Preparedness Initiative
Our leader and CEO, Maree Wacker, was recently featured on Comcast Newsmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington, hosted by veteran journalist Ken Ackerman. Showing off her scientific chops in describing […]