Earthquake

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.

More aftershocks are likely following the earthquake off of Port Orford on the Oregon Coast, but no tsunami alerts were issued.

Scores of kids camping on an estuary beach at the Oregon Coast were moved because of the tsunami advisory from a quake off Russia's coast Tuesday.

A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula Tuesday triggered multiple tsunami alerts across the West Coast.

During tsunami advisories, officials urge people to stay away from beaches, harbors and marinas — and to remain in a safe location away from the coast.

The Oregon Hazards Lab – with other universities and organizations – have implemented stations across the country with the goal of early earthquake detection.

The North Portland peninsula, which includes the St. Johns and Cathedral Park neighborhoods, could become isolated from the rest of the city after a major earthquake.

More than 17,000 people in Oregon, Washington and California could almost instantly be living in a floodplain, the researchers found.

With many of those trapped potentially having sustained serious injuries, and unable to access food or water, operators are now locked in a race against time to get them out before it's too late.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck Southeast Asia, killing at least 144 people near the epicenter in Myanmar and injuring hundreds more. At least 10 people were killed in neighboring Thailand.