Buildings constructed after 1993, when western Oregon adopted its first seismic standards, are considered the most likely to withstand a severe earthquake. There have been a few moderate-strength earthquakes off the central and southern Oregon coast this summer. In fact, the area's FEMA director said everything west of I-5 will "be toast". One of Oregon's top earthquake experts predicts the "really big one" will wipe out the entire Northwest. Maintaining the volcano and earthquake news sections on this website, the free Volcano Webcams tool and interactive map widget is a free-time, both time- and server cost intensive effort. Get Portland Oregon breaking local news.
All information you need to know about Oregon. Structures predating 1974, when Oregon enacted its first statewide building code, would suffer the worst damage in a 9.0-magnitude earthquake. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 was recorded Thursday morning in the Pacific Ocean near Oregon, the US Geological Survey reported.
Earthquakes in Oregon today. If you find the information useful and would like to support us, and help keep it alive and improve it, please consider making a small donation (PayPal). Find articles, news, videos, pictures, links and facts about Oregon. Earthquake Information for Portland, Oregon. Viewers of CBS Portland, Oregon, affiliate KOIN-TV reported feeling the earthquake Thursday.
The 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck at about 5:45 p.m., with its epicenter about two miles inland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
“It’s obviously on our minds, and we hear about it a lot,” Barker said. The slips along the Cascadia relented two days ago after a fairly active week, Bodin said. Oregon earthquake latest breaking news and updates, information, look at maps, watch videos and view photos and more.
The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Portland, OR was a 3.9 Magnitude in 1989. Join the discussion on Facebook or Twitter and find more about temblor, tremor or quakes that have occurred in Oregon quakes.
The USGS database shows that there is a 30.92% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Portland, OR within the next 50 years. Portland, OR has a high earthquake risk, with a total of 295 earthquakes since 1931. Comment on the news, find Portland events, see photos and videos and join the discussions at OregonLive.com. The map shows which buildings in the tri-county area were built in each era.