OPB

Oregon lawmakers push for change to tsunami, earthquake preparedness

During a Monday hearing of the House Interim Committee On Emergency Management and Veterans, Reps. David Gomberg and Paul Evans said Oregon’s lack of preparedness showed during July’s tsunami advisory ...
MM&M

Oregon hospital races to build a tsunami shelter as FEMA fights to cut its funding

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 ...
OPB

Oregon Coast tsunami advisory ends, but alert spurred fervent activity

Amelia Templeton / OPB The tsunami advisory along the Oregon and Washington coasts was lifted Wednesday morning, following a quake off the coast of Russia Tuesday. But the alert spurred plenty of ...
KGW8

Which Oregon cities saw the highest waves during the tsunami advisory?

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon, along with the rest of the West Coast, was under a tsunami advisory until around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's ...
KTVZ

Seismic Shift – Part 1: Scientists say major tsunami could impact Central Oregon

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Scientists say it’s not a matter of if, but when a major earthquake and tsunami will strike the Oregon Coast — and when it does, Central Oregon will also feel the impacts. “It has ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Oregon hospital races to build tsunami shelter as FEMA fights to cut funding

Oregon’s emergency managers advise residents and visitors in coastal communities to immediately seek higher ground after a major earthquake — and not to rely on tsunami sirens, social media, or most ...