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Powerful Japan earthquake triggers tsunami warning

By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
Dec 8, 2025

(The Center Square) - A magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean some 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, shook the northern region of the archipelago around 11:26 p.m. local time.

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Cascadia quake may create ’emergency situation’ in other West Coast fault zone, study warns

Shaanth Nanguneri
Oct 13, 2025

The so-called “Big One” or Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake expected to trigger disruptive quakes throughout the West Coast could cause more damage than previously estimated if it sets off quakes in the nearby San Andreas Fault Zone, according to a recent study. Chris Goldfinger, a marine geologist at Oregon State University and lead author of […]

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Gorge geology field trip Oct. 11; registration deadline Oct. 9

By Ann Harris, OSU Extension Naturalist Program
Updated Oct 1, 2025

THE GORGE — Have you always wondered about the unusual rock formations of the Gorge? Here’s your chance to explore “deep time” with a professi…

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How to drive on a (very) low rated bridge

Sep 30, 2025

By Emily Harris and Documenter Jinlu Yuan

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How to drive on a (very) low rated bridge

By Emily Harris and Documenter Jinlu Yuan, Uplift Local
Updated Oct 7, 2025

HOOD RIVER — Seven out of 100 is not a high score. That’s the current “sufficiency rating” for the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge —…

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Groundwater declines studied in Dufur

By Flora Martin Gibson Columbia Gorge News
Updated Jul 8, 2025

WASCO CO. — Stopping long-term, deep declines in groundwater in the Fifteenmile watershed is the goal of a study by Oregon’s Water Resources D…

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February is earthquake, tsunami awareness month in Oregon

News Release from Oregon Dept. of Emerg. Management
Updated Feb 5, 2025

SALEM — Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed February Tsunami and Earthquake Awareness Month in Oregon.

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Port awards Bridge of the Gods studies to Parsons Transportation Group

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Dec 23, 2024

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Geologic hazards of the Gorge: ‘Sense of Place’ lecture talks landslides, earthquakes

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Geologic hazards of the Gorge: ‘Sense of Place’ lecture talks landslides, earthquakes

By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News
Updated Oct 7, 2025

HOOD RIVER — Richard Iverson, scientist emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Cascades Volcano Observatory, dove into relatively rec…

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Sense of Place hosts Geology Alive presentation with Richard Iverson

Staff report Columbia Gorge News
Updated Nov 5, 2024

HOOD RIVER — Sense of Place continues its 15th anniversary season with Geology Alive: Understanding Geologic Hazards in the Gorge, a presentation with geologist Dr. Richard “Dick” Iverson, Scientist Emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory.

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Powerful Japan earthquake triggers tsunami warning

Cascadia quake may create ’emergency situation’ in other West Coast fault zone, study warns

Gorge geology field trip Oct. 11; registration deadline Oct. 9

How to drive on a (very) low rated bridge

How to drive on a (very) low rated bridge

Groundwater declines studied in Dufur

February is earthquake, tsunami awareness month in Oregon

Port awards Bridge of the Gods studies to Parsons Transportation Group

Geologic hazards of the Gorge: ‘Sense of Place’ lecture talks landslides, earthquakes

Sense of Place hosts Geology Alive presentation with Richard Iverson

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