Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral IndustriesNew preliminary mapping, which may still be fine-tuned, outlines the probable reach of various sized tsunamis that could hit Cannon Beach When a ...

The official map of Oregon's tsunami inundation zone is 20-years old.  A lot has changed over those years, however, including the sophistication of computer modeling.

The state had just published a revised tsunami map for Gold Beach, ... Japan's Experience Shifts Oregon's Earthquake And Tsunami Predictions. In 2011, a devastating 9.0 earthquake hit Japan.

The coastal DEMs are part of the U.S. Tsunami Forecast and Warning System. The new Oregon DEMs will support efforts by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industry to map tsunami ...

The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has completed a map of tsunami hazard areas in the Gold Beach ...

The earthquake happened at 10:44 a.m., 56 miles east of Petrolia, California, Oregon state officials said. The first warning of a tsunami was sent out at 10:49 a.m. by the Tsunami Warning Center ...

Following the earthquake and tsunami warning, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM), the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), and the Oregon Parks and ...

Both events produced ‘distant’ tsunami that were triggered thousands of miles away, but eventually reached the Oregon coast ~9.5 and 4 hours after the earthquakes, respectively.

In this July 22, 2019, photo, Oregon State University's Marine Studies Building, which is under construction in a tsunami inundation zone, is seen from the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Ore. The ...

The tsunami warning extended north to the Douglas/Lane County border in Oregon and south to Davenport, California. The warning was canceled at 11:54 a.m., and no tsunami waves were observed along ...