This is the second of a two-part interview with the expert I call if I have questions about earthquakes, tsunamis or northwest mudslides. Retired Portland State Geology Professor Scott Burns has some serious credentials, like being former Vice President of the IAEG (International Association of … [Read more...]
“Is The Northwest Next For A Major Earthquake And Tsunami?”
California just had its 11th most powerful earthquake in recorded history. It was a 7.1 earthquake on Friday evening July 5, 2019. The epicenter was about 150 miles north of Los Angeles. This is a great time to ask the question: what do Oregon and Washington currently face when it comes … [Read more...]
Magnitude 5.9 Quake Off The Oregon Coast
On Wednesday evening October 12, 2011, a magnitude 5.9 quake rumbled under the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon Coast. It was a little more than 200miles west-southwest of Newport, Oregon. This was too small to generate any kind of tsunami (closer to magnitude 7.0 is the approximate 'tsunami … [Read more...]
Japan Aftershocks: More Than One-Thousand Aftershocks So Far
The aftershock map to the right is impressive: every dot is an aftershock of the 9.0 mega-quake that rocked Japan and created a tsunami on March 11, 2011. But guess what? This image was created just 24 hours after that quake. By that point there had 'only' been about 100 aftershocks. Now that … [Read more...]
Hiking On The San Andreas Fault In Southern California
It's fame has been overshadowed recently by subduction zone faults under oceans that create mega-quakes followed by a tsunami. But the San Andreas fault in California has long been one of the most feared, revered and certainly one of the most studied faults in the United States. And if you're … [Read more...]
Super-Moon Photo From Aloha, And Why The World Didn’t End
The clouds parted just in time for many of us in SW Washington and Oregon to catch a glimpse of the Super-Moon. Gunnar Simonsen took this great shot from Aloha, Oregon with his Flip cam! I've heard those Flips are cool. Now I can see for myself. But aside from trying to enjoy the biggest … [Read more...]