Oregon Coast Earthquakes & Tsunami Zones: What You Need To Know

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@caylarose6658 Ай бұрын

I lived in Florence for a few years. I was like 3 miles from town, connected to the river, but we were told to evacuate if sirens were heard..

@markrobinowitz8473 Ай бұрын

ODOT privately expects the bridges on 101 no longer being functional (at best).

@BobbySchaffer Ай бұрын

they are building coos port , more railroad, new homes.

@niteshadepromises Ай бұрын

Speaking of hazards...Theres a real nice looking property for 650k out in north newport. Looked way under valued till you notice that the erosion scarp appears to only be a few feet from the back corner of foundation. No visible vegetation growth on the slope (or very little which generally means it is actively moving). Whoever bought that place didnt do their geologic homework😅

@LivingOnTheOregonCoast Ай бұрын

@@niteshadepromises had this one under contract before it was remodeled and looked into moving it to a new foundation. It’s a matter of time there it seems.

@Oskar_808 Ай бұрын

The choice to live in an area where there may be a substantial natural disaster is all about education and choice--it should be, anyway. The 9.1 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011 and the tsunami that followed provide a good example of what life would be like during and after the quake and tsunami. When that kind of quake hits, there is a strong likelihood that the roads will become impassable--trees in the road, debris from fallen houses in the road, possibly wide fissures in the road, burst water and gas pipes, and so on--so one might not be able to simply get in their car and drive to the nearest high point. So if you have to walk or run, consider running or walking from wherever you are to the highest ground. Can you make it before the tsunami arrives? Take Lincoln City, which is an absolutely wonderful place with great beaches and a significant and generally flat to gentle slop to the eastside of Highway 101. Can you get from the beach or a hotel or home from near the beach to the other side of 101 on foot before the resulting tsunami hits? Let us say yes. Yes you and your loved one(s) can and do make it to high ground either afoot or by some great chance via automobile. What happens next? With a 9.0 earthquake, will there be running water? Will the sewer systems work? Will all of the bridges still be in place so that supplies can be brought to the coastal area? Will the mountain roads be passable? Read what happened in Japan in 2011 or Alaska in 1964 and you will get an idea of the utter devastation that may occur with such a quake on the Oregon coast. If the damage is similar to that seen in Alaska or Japan, you might go days or weeks without any support from the "outside" world. Thus, your "boogie bag" better be equipped with food and water because if the bridges are out, the mountain roads are close, and the tsunami has wrecked the wharfs and bays, how will supplies--food, shelter, medicine, and so on--make it to the stranded and unhoused? What if all of this happens at night and in the winter? All of this applies to vacationers and residents alike. Support will appear and people will eventually be evacuated. But for those residents who own homes, what happens next? Again, study past quakes and tsunamis and you will see that rebuilding in the best of situations takes time and it takes a lot of money. If the "big one" really happens, the damage will be both catastrophic and astronomically expensive. Do you have the resources to keep paying your mortgage and also live somewhere else? If not, are you alright with living in a FEMA trailer in Bend, Oregon or some other out of the way place because your home area (even if your home is still standing and livable), will be a disaster area with no running water, no sewer treatment, no passable streets, no regular supplies, no hospitals, and so on. In sum, it may be uninhabitable for some unknown period of time. Study the history of "big one" earthquakes and tsunamis, consider that the same may happen along the Washington, Oregon, and California coasts, and then make your decision. I have only visited the Oregon coast, but I can say that it is absolutely wonderful place to be--especially Lincoln City. Because I can still kind of jog and probably could run kind of fast with Poseidon breathing down my neck, and I would do so as soon as the ground started shaking, the quake and tsunami might be a bearable and miserable risk worth taking--after all, the gobment would eventually evacuate my family and me back to "solid ground." The post-quake and post-tsunami apocalypse that would follow (as noted above), however, gives me pause to owning a home in the area. For many, no doubt they will figure that the Cascadia Subduction Zone just needs to hold out long enough for them to enjoy their time on the coast and then who cares afterward--it has, after all, been 324 years since the last "big one." Surely it can hold on another couple or few decades?! Perhaps. And if that is your optimistic spirit, good for you! There is nothing wrong with optimism mixed with education. That is what makes me comfortable traveling to the Oregon coast to enjoy the natural beauty that it has to offer.