Earthquakes

Emergency preparedness advocates made another try at the Oregon Legislature this spring to raise the standard for new school construction. But it might take a political earthquake to overcome opposition from wary school associations.

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini.

Hundreds of people gathered over the last two days at the Newport Municipal Airport to practice setting up what’s called an Evacuation Assembly Point. We talk to Ed Flick, Director of the state Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, and Lincoln County Emergency Manager Samantha Buckley about how these kinds of events help prepare for big disasters that may be in our future.

Emergency Management personnel from around the state are meeting starting on Tuesday for the largest Cascadia Earthquake drill ever held on the Oregon Coast.

A Nehalem Bay nonprofit hosts an emergency food cooking contest with a twist in an effort to bring more awareness around natural disaster preparedness.

State lawmakers in Washington and Oregon are looking to tighten standards to ensure public buildings can offer shelter after major earthquakes.

New modeling by the University of Washington of the impacts of a major Cascadia earthquake offers a less dire picture of the aftermath of the so-called "Big One" — specifically when it comes to highway bridges.

People reported feeling the quake as far away as Longview, Washington.

The earthquake activity was from 200 to 250 miles west of Newport. No tsunamis are expected, according to the National Weather Service. And Pacific Northwest Seismic Network said the activity was eye-catching but nothing to be extra concerned about.

Five earthquakes measured at magnitude 4 or greater were reported off of the Oregon Coast early Thursday morning. The largest of the quakes measured 5.4.