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Geologists say it’s only a matter of time before one of the largest earthquakes in history will strike off the Oregon coast.  15,000 people could lose their lives in Western Oregon.  One emergency planner says it will look like the 18th century in many places in Western Oregon.

How will it impact Central Oregon?  The Source Weekly’s Brian Jennings takes a look.

This article appears in Dec 14-21, 2016.

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Central Oregon: Prepare For The Big Quake

by Brian Jennings, The Source - Bend, Oregon
December 17, 2016

<h1>Central Oregon: Prepare For The Big Quake</h1> <p class="byline">by Brian Jennings, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />December 17, 2016</p> <p>Geologists say it's only a matter of time before one of the largest earthquakes in history will strike off the Oregon coast. &nbsp;15,000 people could lose their lives in Western Oregon. &nbsp;One emergency planner says it will look like the 18th century in many places in Western Oregon.</p> <p>How will it impact Central Oregon? &nbsp;The Source Weekly's Brian Jennings takes a look.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/central-oregon-prepare-for-the-big-quake-2773529/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=22092&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/central-oregon-prepare-for-the-big-quake-2773529/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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