A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast on September 7, in the same offshore zone that geologists watch most closely on the entire West Coast. The quake was strong ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Most Oregonians may be aware that the next big earthquake to strike along the Cascadia Subduction Zone will have devastating impacts. But now, a new report from the Oregon ...

Oregon emergency officials have released new guidance to help coastal communities plan and build structures that could provide higher ground during a major earthquake and tsunami. The Oregon ...

PORTLAND -- Experts say it's not a matter of if but when a major earthquake strikes off Oregon s coast sending a catastrophic tsunami onto our shores. Now, for the first time, scientists have mapped ...

UPDATE at 1:54 pm: Damage has now been reported. The Port of Brookings is telling the Associated Press that there is no longer much of a Port of Brookings. A man has been found dead on a commercial ...

The Oregon legislature has repealed a ban on construction of new critical facilities in tsunami inundation zones. The action now allows fire stations, police stations, and schools to be built where ...

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 only hospital, ...

A huge earthquake (8.8 magnitude) rocked Chile this morning, resulting in a tsunami that is threatening the entire Pacific rim including the Oregon coast. From the O: Experts warned that a tsunami ...

A powerful earthquake struck off Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory for parts of Mexico and Guatemala and sending tremors across neighboring countries including ...