Earthquake preparedness

The Oregon Hazards Lab – with other universities and organizations – have implemented stations across the country with the goal of early earthquake detection.

A state lawmaker on the Oregon coast wants schools to teach students how to prepare for things like earthquakes, wildfires or tsunamis.

The possible threats from a large earthquake, wildfire, or flood drew locals to the City of Eugene’s emergency preparedness fair at the Park Blocks today.…

An earthquake preparedness program drew nearly 200 people to South Eugene High School last night. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, the essentials of…

If the Cascadia earthquake happened right now, would you know what to do? That’s the question emergency preparedness planners want you to ask yourself in…

Recorded On: March 9, 2018Air Date: March 12, 2018Over the last few decades, advancement in our understanding of the dynamics of the earth's surface and…

Last week’s earthquake in Mexico provided another reminder about the risks of poorly reinforced buildings.According to government studies, there are…

The Federal government has allocated $3.7 million for an earthquake early warning system for the west coast. The U-S Geological Survey awarded additional…

Recorded on: April 30th, 2016Air Date: May 2nd, 2016 Speakers:Krista Dillon: University of Oregon Director of Emergency Management and Fire…

On October 15th Oregonians will join the world’s largest earthquake drill. Over 40 million people worldwide are expected to participate in the Great Shake…

September is National Preparedness Month and a series of emergency response events has been taking place across the state. Tomorrow (Tuesday) congressman…

Oregon's Democratic Congressman Peter DeFazio Tuesday introduced a bill to fund an earthquake early warning system for the Pacific Northwest.The system…