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...]
24 Hours Of Big Quakes, Smaller One Off Oregon Coast
A 5.9 earthquake off the Oregon Coast (about 200 miles southwest of Newport) on Wednesday April 11, 2012, was the 'small quake' of the last 24 hours, relatively speaking. As this map shows, the quake hit along an underwater ridge line at 3:41pm -- it's a spot where lots of quakes happen. 24 … [Read more...]
Mt. Hood Quake Swarm Leaves Us Wondering
It's one of the things I love most about our Northwest Volcanoes: you never know when they're going to do something mysterious! This time it's another swarm of tiny earthquakes. You can see at least 23 of them in this image from Saturday February 25, 2012. They are happening between Timberline … [Read more...]
Weird Location For A Mt. Hood Earthquake
So I'm getting gas this morning when I open our KOIN Local 6 PinPoint Weather App to see if we have any showers going. We did not. But right on the App I saw 4 red circles and learned instantly we had a micro-quake under the slopes of Mt. Hood! And to tell where, exactly, I zoomed in on … [Read more...]