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Oregon Earthquake Hazard Profile

Hazard Data · Model Version 2.5

Overview

Oregon faces seismic hazard from the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ), which is capable of producing M9.0+ megathrust earthquakes. USGS NSHM 2023 assigns significant seismic hazard to the Oregon coast. The Cascadia fault's last full-margin rupture occurred on January 26, 1700 (M~9.0). The USGS and geological consensus estimate a 7-15% probability of a full-margin Cascadia rupture in the next 50 years.

In the Historical Record

2
federal disaster declarations (1993–1993)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations
47
M4.0+ earthquakes recorded
USGS ComCat, 1900–2024

Counted from the records this platform holds. A figure is shown only where the underlying dataset could be read.

County by County in Oregon

What federal records show has happened in each county: storms, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims. The counties below have the longest NOAA storm records in Oregon.

All Oregon counties

Notable Historical Events

11700 Cascadia M~9.0 — last full-margin rupture, documented by Japanese tsunami records
21993 Scotts Mills M5.6 — largest modern instrumentally recorded OR earthquake
32001 Nisqually M6.8 — felt strongly in southern WA and northern OR

Hazard Scoring Approach

Calchis computes a Calchis Hazard Score (0–10) for earthquake hazard at any US address. The score is composed of weighted sub-components derived from federal data sources and published research. All score components are transparent and returned in API responses.

These are hazard scores — physical intensity likelihood only. They do not include property exposure or vulnerability data. We never call a hazard score a risk score. See the full methodology for scoring details.

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Open Live Map — Oregon

Data Sources

USGS Earthquake Hazards Programearthquake.usgs.gov
USGS NSHM 2023www.usgs.gov
Pacific Northwest Seismic Networkpnsn.org

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Calchis Hazard Score — derived from federal and academic sources listed above. Property exposure data not included. Not a substitute for professional actuarial assessment. Decision-support intelligence — not a primary alerting or dispatch system. Verify against official sources.