Hazards and Preparedness
Seattle Seismic Hazard Map
and Data Download
(July 2007)
Seismic
Hazard Maps
Close-up of Cascadia Region Seismic Hazard Map, link to National Maps
Seattle Fault Earthquake Scenario - collaboration between Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and Washington Emergency Management Division.
Project Impact - Building a Disaster Resistant Community
CREW
Homepage of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup, a non-profit consortium working to reduce the effects of Cascadia earthquakes.
Executive Summary of PACNW earthquake risks (pdf)
Table summarizing earthquake sources and effects, map showing relations between tectonic features
University of Washington Earthquake Preparedness Frequently asked questions
Tsunami Hazards
Links to tsunami hazard warnings and general information
Urban Corridor Hazards Maps
Homepage for the Pacific Northwest Urban Corridor mapping project, producing geologic maps and digital geologic databases along the Puget-Willamette urban corridor of western Oregon and Washington.
Lifelines/Earthquakes in greater Seattle
Online publication, text and maps, detailing hazards to lifelines in the Seattle area.
Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest- full review online
Robert Yeats, a professor emeritus of geology at Oregon State University, warns that the Pacific Northwest is facing a catastrophe that could cause thousands of fatalities and tens of billions of dollars of damage, an Oregon State University expert says-and despite some progress made in the last few years to prepare for this, a majority of people still don't seem to care.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- General information (FEMA Homepage)
- Earthquake safety information
- FEMA Region 10 (includes Washington)
American Red Cross
