If and when a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake hits the Portland region, soil liquefaction could dramatically worsen the damage, leading buildings to tilt, roads to buckle and utility lines to ...

PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project just received a big boost in funding from Oregon Metro. The project — to ensure that the Burnside Bridge will survive a major ...

PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — Transportation leaders have uncovered more details on a project aiming to make Salem’s Center Street ...

Most new state-owned buildings will need to be earthquake-proof, and by 2060, all buildings owned or leased by the state for executive branch agencies will need to make earthquake-safety upgrades or ...

The USGS project will test three experimental early warning systems - two developed by Caltech and one by UC Berkeley. Initial funding will start at $250,000. Scientists have tested the three computer ...

The torturously slow pace and increasingly expensive price to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River have ...

“While the Golden Gate Bridge can safely withstand a large earthquake today, the final phase of the seismic retrofit will help ensure the bridge remains in service in the aftermath of a major natural ...

Tens of thousands of earthquakes shook the Greek island of Santorini and the surrounding area at the beginning of the year.

The Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) has gifted bicycles to 1,000 children in need affected by the Feb. 6, 2023, ...