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Shelter from the Subduction Zone

If a major quake hits the Pacific coast, we’ll feel it in Central Oregonโ€”but the bigger shakeup will be from those using this region as a refuge from the destruction.

Across the Northwest, the threat of an impending major earthquake looms large—so much so that the state of Oregon has created the “Cascadia Playbook” to map out emergency response coordination efforts statewide. While the local area isn’t expected to suffer serious damage, Central Oregon still plays a major role in that playbook. A History of […]

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