Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission

Impact of Cascadia earthquakes on Portland

Portland’s next earthquake will hurt the unready (Portland Tribune, 2/8/2023)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Earthquake regional impact analysis for Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties, Oregon.Earthquake regional impact analysis for Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties, Oregon (2018) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Thumbnail of cover from the document The Oregon resilience plan: reducing risk and improving recovery for the next Cascadia earthquake and tsunami.The Oregon resilience plan: reducing risk and improving recovery for the next Cascadia earthquake and tsunami (2013) Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission

Portland fuel tank danger

‘Our Fukushima’: Portland fuel tank farm has potential for largest spill in U.S. history (Statesman Journal, 2/7/2022)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Earthquake risk study for Oregon's critical energy infrastructure hub final report to Oregon Department of Energy and Oregon Public Utility Commission.Earthquake risk study for Oregon’s critical energy infrastructure hub final report to Oregon Department of Energy and Oregon Public Utility Commission (2012) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Thumbnail of cover from the document CEI hub mitigation strategies: increasing fuel resilience to survive Cascadia.CEI hub mitigation strategies: increasing fuel resilience to survive Cascadia (2019) Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission

Tsunami preparedness

Oregon Coast experiences tsunami ‘test run’ (KGW, 1/17/2022)

Probably nobody is really prepared for a major event’: Are you prepared for a tsunami? (KMTR, 1/15/2022)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Tsunami resilience on the Oregon Coast.Tsunami resilience on the Oregon Coast (2021) Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission

Thumbnail of cover from the document Living on shaky ground.Living on shaky ground (2018) Oregon Emergency Management

Thumbnail of cover from the document La vida en zonas sísmicas.La vida en zonas sísmicas (2018) Oregon Emergency Management

DOGAMI engineer laid off

Loss of high-level engineer at state geology agency is ‘a detriment to public safety in Oregon’ (Oregonian, 8/3/2020)

Oregon coastal hospital resilience project: resilience planning maps and guidance (2020) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

The Oregon resilience plan: reducing risk and improving recovery for the next Cascadia earthquake and tsunami (2013) Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission

Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest

Earthquakes rip Alaska, remind Oregonians ‘Big One’ is coming (Oregonian, 11/30/18)

Mass care and mass displacement after a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake [PDF] (2018) Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission

Encouraging homeowner resilience through earthquake insurance and seismic retrofit [PDF] (2018) Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission

Preparing for earthquakes

Can your house survive the big shake? (Mail Tribune, 6/24/18)

Living on shaky ground : how to survive earthquakes and tsunamis in Oregon [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Living on shaky ground : cómo sobrevivir los terremotos y los tsunamis en Oregon [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Oregon resilience plan [PDF] (2013) Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission

Seismic upgrades to schools

Courtney pushing for seismic upgrades to Oregon schools (Statesman Journal, 8/18/2014)

seismicNeedsStatewide seismic needs assessment [PDF] (2007) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

seismicRehabSeismic rehabilitation bond funds [PDF] (2009) Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission