Stories
-
4 small quakes hit Portland overnight
Four small earthquakes hit the Portland area between Thursday night and Friday morning, officials said, but no damage was reported.
-
Experts: After quake, Marquam bridge holds up
As Portland considers the "what-ifs" of a huge earthquake locally, experts worry about the extreme vulnerability of area bridges.
-
20,000 Portland commercial buildings could collapse in quake
Portland's many buildings are simply not ready for a major earthquake, the city's structural engineer told KGW.
-
Portland schools could crumble in big quake
No school in any major district would be usable again after a major earthquake. Meaning every district in our state would have to rebuild from the ground up.
-
Portland hospitals: We're ready for major quake
Health workers at 15 hospitals in Portland's metro area said they would be expecting trauma patients in the thousands if a major 9.0 earthquake were to hit.
Slideshows
-
Credit: AP
Photos: Japan quake, tsunami aftermath
-
Photos: Tsunami hits West Coast
-
Photos: Massive destruction in Japan
Video
-
8.9 quake rocks Japan, triggers tsunami
-
Top 5 earthquakes in past 100 years
These are the five most powerful earthquakes, as reported by the US Geological Survey.
-
Archive: 1964 quake ravages Ore. coast
-
Home video shows tsunami hit Japan
-
Raw: Tsunami surge reaches Brookings harbor
This video taken by Tenant Mike Wiley shows the moment the tsunami surge reached the Port of Brookings Harbor.
Resources
-
Emergency preparedness checklist
-
Oregon's Cascadia subduction zone
-
Red Cross - earthquake info.
-
USGS: Did you feel it?
-
Tips for quake-proofing your home
-
Oregon tsunami hazard maps
-
Radiation dose chart of daily exposure levels
-
West Coast Tsunami Warning Center
-
Q&A on nuclear power and radiation
-
Iodine tablet risks
