(By state/province/country)
British Columbia
Emergency Management British Columbia: Earthquakes and Personal Preparedness
California
California Emergency Management Agency: Planning and Preparedness
Humboldt State University: You Live in Earthquake Country
Oregon
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Oregon Emergency Management: Earthquakes
Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience: Earthquakes
Washington
Project Safe Haven: Vertical Evacuation on the Washington Coast
Washington Emergency Management Division:
Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Geology and Earth Sciences
United States
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Ready.gov/earthquakes
(By subject matter)
BUSINESSES
Businesses, Utilities and Non-Profits (California Emergency Management Agency)
Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry (Federal Emergency Management Administration)
Is Your Business Ready? (Washington Emergency Management Division)
Preparedness Planning for Your Business (FEMA)
ENGINEERING
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
HAZARDS
University of Washington Soil Liquefaction website
INSURANCE
Earthquake insurance (State of Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner)
MAGNITUDE
How magnitude feels during an earthquake: Magnitude vs. intensity comparison (U.S. Geological Survey)
MAPS
ShakeMaps of Cascadia earthquakes (USGS)
Hazards and Hazard maps: How to read and use them (USGS)
Earthquake Hazard Maps and Calculations (Natural Resources Canada)
California
- California Integrated Seismic Network ShakeMaps
- Seismic Shaking Hazards in California (California Geological Survey)
- My Hazards Awareness Map: Learn about natural hazards in your neighborhood (California Emergency Management Agency)
- Tsunami inundation maps (CGS)
- 2010 Fault Activity Map of California (CGS)
Oregon
- City of Portland maps by tax parcel (search by address; go to Maps/Hazard to see earthquake, landslide, flood hazards)
- Interpretive map series (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries)
Washington
MONITORING
Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
PREPAREDNESS
What to Do Before, During and After an Earthquake (FEMA)
Plan to Protect Yourself and Your Family (FEMA)
Map Your Neighborhood Program (Washington EMD)
RESEARCH
Incorporated Research Institutions Seismology (University consortium dedicated to the operation of science facilities for the acquisition, management, and distribution of seismological data.)
(Non-profit university-governed consortium that facilitates geoscience research and education.)
SCENARIOS
Visit all of our scenarios.
Puget Sound: A Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake in the Tacoma Fault Zone: A Plausible Scenario for the Southern Puget Sound Region
TSUNAMI
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory: Center for Tsunami Research
National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse (Oregon DOGAMI)
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (NOAA)
Project Safe Haven: Vertical Evacuation on the Washington Coast
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Earthquakes: Frequently Asked Questions
Glossary of common earthquake terms
Cascades Volcano Observatory (Vancouver, WA)