A funny thing happened on my way to doing the 5 o'clock weather forecast: an earthquake hit a single mile northeast of Amboy, Washington and was felt as far away as Vernonia in the Coast Range, Sherwood on the metro area's west side and Oregon City on the metro area's east side. I sure didn't see … [Read more...]
Tuesday Earthquakes: Beaverton And Off The Oregon Coast
Let's go in chronological order on this one. At 7:14pm, on Tuesday January 29, 2013, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake happened under the waters of the Pacific Ocean. This quake was only about six miles deep--much shallower than most of the quakes we've seen in recent times off the Oregon Coast. It … [Read more...]
Twitter, An ‘App’ And The Japan Earthquake
This shows the magnitude 7.3 Japan quake -- and how its energy rumbled right under Mt. Hood on December 7, 2012. The quake generated just a small tsunami of 1-3 feet. Much smaller than the monster waves created by the 9.0 mega quake in March 2011. And while cruising twitter for more info on the … [Read more...]
Medium Sized Earthquakes In Oregon & Washington: Eerily Quiet
I'm always wondering, behind the scenes, when the 'Big One' or another lesser, but still damaging earthquake, will hit the Willamette Valley. Sure we've had our typical small 'micro-quakes' like the one that rumbled under Sauvie Island on Friday November 16, 2012. But if you think about, it's … [Read more...]
How Pacific Northwest Dodged Tsunami Trouble After 7.7 Earthquake
This map shows how Oregon, Washington & Alaska missed getting hit by a significant tsunami after a 7.7 magnitude quake off the coast of British Columbia last night. Tsunami experts track what they call the beam of energy after a major earthquake like this. That beam was aimed away (mostly) … [Read more...]
Friday Night Earthquake Shakes Willamette Valley
Here's the electronic seismograph from Mt. Hood on Friday night September 7, 2012--at 9:57. The bright red squiggle shows energy from the Willamette Valley 3.5 earthquake as it passed under the mountain. Next, here's the actual map of the epicenter--between Woodburn & Molalla! This … [Read more...]
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