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...]
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...]
Southern California Quake Swarm: 300 Earthquakes — And Counting
My dad used to call this the 'land of shake and bake.' And on Sunday August 26, 2012 the name fit. Highs were in the 100s. And the USGS say it's the biggest southern California earthquake swarm since 1981! This map only shows the quakes bigger than 2.0 around Brawley, California as of early … [Read more...]
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