We are pleased to announce the publication of new tsunami hazard maps for Port Angeles and Port Townsend! Tsunami hazard maps of Port Angeles and Port Townsend, Washington—Model Results from a ~2,500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Scenario New tsunami modeling along the Strait of Juan de Fuca within an area surrounding the communities of Port […]
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New guide helps homeowners identify landslide hazards
The Washington Geological Survey, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral industries, has published a Homeowners’ Guide to Landslides. It is available on the Washington Geological Survey’s webpage at for download. Landslides do not have to be large-scale events to cause lots of damage. When homes or infrastructure are built on landslides […]
Today is The Great Washington Shakeout – Are you prepared?
Be ready to DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON today at 10:17 AM (that’s less than 2 hours from now!) For more information go to http://shakeout.org/washington/.
