scientists have mapped the entire Oregon coast to show just how far inland a tsunami would come. Scientists spent four years creating the 131 maps, which show tsunami inundation zones in the event ...

In 2011, for example, the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in ... For years, the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries has been creating maps of what inundation would look like in ...

“The Oregon coast is one of the best places ... And they’ve concluded that’s where the tsunami stopped. Our tsunami inundation maps are drawn, in part, based on this data.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Exploring the Oregon coast this spring break? Take time to plan for an earthquake and tsunami before your adventure. It's Tsunami Awareness Week, March 24-30 .

In this July 22, 2019, photo, Oregon State University's Marine Studies Building, which is under construction in a tsunami inundation zone, is seen from the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Ore. The ...

Getty The researchers additionally stressed that earthquake-driven land sinkage and climate-driven sea-level rise “need to be considered in tsunami inundation maps.” The PEOPLE App is now ...

While that earthquake could cause catastrophic damage, the tsunami ... the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries has been creating maps of what inundation would look like in cases ...