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Earthquake hazard publications:
  • O-05-05. Cascadia subduction zone earthquake: A Magnitude 9.0 earthquake scenario, by the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup, 2005. CD only, $10

  • O-04-21. Sustainable Practices at Oregon Universities: Reducing earthquake risks & improving energy efficency in buildings, by Y. Wang, R. Simonton & B. Dickey, 2004, CD, $10

  • Dec. 10, 2003 News Release - Clackamas County Map and Report released

  • Dec. 2, 2003 News Release - New map pinpoints 14,000 earthquakes in Oregon (PDF) (Go to map page)

  • IMS-20. Earthquake hazard maps & seismic risk assessment for Klamath Co., by Z. Wang, & Y. Wang, 2002 - 1 CD, $10

  • IMS-19. Relative EQ hazard map of Klamath Falls area, by G. Black, Z. Wang, T. Wiley, & G. R. Priest, 2000, 17 p. text, 1 CD, 1:24,000 $10

  • IMS-18. EQ-induced slope instability: Relative hazard map, e. portion of Eola Hills, Polk Co., OR, by R.J. Hofmeister & Y. Wang, 2000, 1:24,000 $12

  • IMS-17. EQ-induced slope instability: Relative hazard map, w. portion of Salem Hills, Marion Co., OR, by R.J. Hofmeister, Y. Wang, & D.K. Keefer, 2000, 1:24,000 $12

  • IMS-14. Relative EQ hazard map of Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area, by G. Black, Z. Wang, T. Wiley, Y. Wang, & D. Keefer, 2000, 16 p. text, 1 CD, 1:48,000 $12

  • O-01-06. Prelim. seismic hazard & risk assessments in Tillamook Co., OR, by Z. Wang, C.S. Hasenberg, G.B. Graham, & F.N. Rad CD only, $10

  • SP-33. Penrose Conference 2000, Great Cascadia EQ Tricentennial. Program summary & abstracts, 156 p. $15

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SELECTED EARTHQUAKE HAZARD PUBLICATIONS FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES (DOGAMI):

Earthquake scenario and probabilistic ground shaking maps for Portland, Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Counties, Oregon has been published as IMS-16 (news release). There are 11 technical maps,text and CD-ROM included. The cost of the report is $80.00. Buy

Earthquake scenario and probabilistic ground shaking map for Portland, Portland Hills fault M 6.8 earthquake, Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Cos., Oregon has been published as IMS-15 (news release). The cost of the report is $10.00. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps and CD-ROM data sets for the selected coastal communities by Ian Madin and Zhenming Wang is released as DOGAMI map IMS-10 (news release). The maps cover the 8 cities of Astoria-Warrenton, Brookings, Coquille, Florence-Dunes City, Lincoln City, Newport, Reedsport-Winchester Bay, Seaside-Gearhart-Cannon Beach and Tillamook. These maps combine the effects of ground shaking amplification, liquefaction and earthquake-induced landsliding to show the earthquake hazards relative to the local geologic conditions. Individual maps for ground shaking amplification, liquefaction and earthquake-induced landsliding for each community will be available on CD-ROM. The cost of the report is $20. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps and CD-ROM data sets for the selected communities by Ian Madin and Zhenming Wang is released as DOGAMI map IMS-9 (news release). The maps cover the cities of Ashland, Cottage Grove, Grants Pass, Sutherlin-Oakland and Roseburg, Oregon. These maps combine the effects of ground shaking amplification, liquefaction and earthquake-induced landsliding to show the earthquake hazards relative to the local geologic conditions. Individual maps for ground shaking amplification, liquefaction and earthquake-induced landsliding for each community will be available on CD-ROM. The cost of the report is $20.00. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps and CD-ROM data sets for the selected communities by Ian Madin and Zhenming Wang is released as DOGAMI map IMS-8 (news release). The maps cover the cities of Canby-Aurora,Lebanon, Sweet Home, Woodburn-Hubbard, Silverton-Mt. Angel, & Stayton-Sublimity-Aumsville, Oregon. These maps combine the effects of ground shaking amplification, liquefaction and earthquake-induced landsliding to show the earthquake hazards relative to the local geologic conditions. Individual maps for ground shaking amplification, liquefaction and earthquake-induced landsliding for each community will be available on CD-ROM. The cost of the report is $20.00. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps and CD-ROM data sets for the selected communities by Ian Madin and Zhenming Wang is released as DOGAMI map IMS-7 (news release). The maps cover the cities of St.Helens-Columbia City-Scappose, Sandy, Hood River, McMinville-Dsyton-Layfette, Newberg-Dundee, Sheridan-Willamina, Dallas & Monmouth, Oregon. These maps combine the effects of ground shaking amplification, liquefaction and earthquake-induced landsliding to show the earthquake hazards relative to the local geologic conditions. Individual maps for ground shaking amplification, liquefaction and earthquake-induced landsliding for each community will be available on CD-ROM. The cost of the report is $20.00. Buy

Earthquake damage in Oregon: Preliminary estimates of future earthquake losses by Yumei Wang has been released as DOGAMI Special Paper 29. Wang, a geotechnical engineer, analyzed all faults with a 10% chance of causing an earthquake in the next 50 years and projected potential damage. Wang stresses that these are preliminary figures. "There are two things we could not incorporate into this study that would significantly increase these figures. One is a tsunami. The other is an inventory of unreinforced brick or masonry buildings." The cost of the report is $10. Buy

Using Earthquake Hazard Maps. A Guide for Local Governments in the Portland Metropolitan Region has been released as DOGAMI Open-File Report O-98-04. It was prepared by Spangle Associates, Urban Planning and Research of Portola, California, for Metro, the regional government for the Portland metropolitan area, and originally published by Metro. This guide describes how local governments use earthquake hazard maps prepared by DOGAMI to reduce damage and losses in earthquakes. It is addressed to local government staff and elected and appointed officials who regulate the use and development of land and construction of buildings and prepare for and manage disaster response and mitigation. The guide focuses on local government actions but recognizes that all levels of government, businesses, community organizations, households, and individuals play roles in reducing a community's vulnerability to earthquakes. The cost of the report is $10. Buy

Map showing faults, bedrock geology, and sediment thickness of the weastern half of the Oregon City 1:100,000 quadrangle, Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas, and Marion Counties, Oregon compiled by Scott Burns, Lawrence Growney, and Brett Broderson, Department of Geology, Portland State University; and Robert S. Yeats and Thomas A. Popowski, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University. The full color map has been released as DOGAMI map IMS-4. The map includes the area from Aloha to Mount Scott and south to Brook and Molalla. Numerous faults in the region are outlined, including the Mount Angle fault that caused the 5.6 magnitude earthquake in 1993. Other potentially active faults on the map include the Portland Hills, Beaverton, Sherwood, Newberg, and Bolton-Marylhurst faults. The area's earthquake history, with magnitudes of historic earthquakes is included. The cost of the map is $10. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Map of the Portland Metro Region, Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, Oregon The full-color relative earthquake hazard map is at the scale of 1:62,500 (about one inch to the mile). It indicates which areas will be most severely affected by earthquakes. It has been released as DOGAMI map IMS-1. The 3-by 5-foot map also includes smaller maps showing the three types of ground responses during an earthquake -- liquefaction, ground motion amplification, and slope instability. These hazards were used to determine the overall relative earthquake hazards shown on the large map. The map covers the entire area within the Metro boundaries -- from Forest Grove to Troutdale and from Hayden Island to Wilsonville. The cost of the map is $12.Buy

Earthquakes—Converging on Cascadia, Symposium Proceedings is being published by AEG and by DOGAMI as Special Paper 28. The 96-page book is available for purchase from AEG both at the conference and at the association’s headquarters and also from the Nature of the Northwest Information Center in the State Office Building at 800 NE Oregon Street in Portland or DOGAMI field offices in Baker City and Grants Pass. The price is $12. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Map, Portland, Oregon, 7 Minute Quadrangle, by M.A. Mabey and I.P. Madin of DOGAMI and D.E. Drescher, O.G. Uba, and M. Bosworth of Metro, outlines areas in the Portland quadrangle most likely to be affected by an earthquake. Hazards depicted on this full-color map are based on liquefaction, ground motion amplification, and slope instability data shown on three maps in GMS-79 (see below). The area covered by the map is the Portland quadrangle, which includes most of the downtown area of Portland. The northern boundary of the map is the Columbia River. The western boundary is Bybee Lake, Mohawk Avenue, Lombard Street, Forest Park, and Elk Point. The eastern boundary is along 36th Avenue, and the southern boundary is Marquam Hill and Tibetts Street. This map was published in 1993 by Metro but is available at both Metro and the Nature of the Northwest Information Center. Cost to plot this map is $30, plus $3 for mailing. Image from map

Earthquake Hazard Maps of the Portland Quadrangle, Multnomah and Washington Counties, Oregon, and Clark County, Washington, by M.A. Mabey and I.P. Madin of DOGAMI and T.L. Youd and C.F. Jones of Brigham Young University, consists of three full-color maps (scale l:24,000) and a 106-page text. This map was released in 1993 by DOGAMI as GMS-79 GMS-79 map image thumbnailsGMS-79 map image thumbnailGMS-79 map image thumbnailGMS-79 map image thumbnailEarthquake hazard maps of Portland quadrangle, Multnomah & Washington Cos., Oregon, & Clark Co., Washington, by M.A. Mabey, I.P. Madin, T.L. Youd, & C.F. Jones, 1993, 106 p., 3 pls., 1:24,000.
View Liquefaction Susceptibility map,
View Ground Motion Amplification map,
View Lateral Spread Displacement & Dynamic Slope Instability map.
The text discusses the methods used in preparation of these maps and the relative earthquake hazard map of the Portland quadrangle.Cost of this publication is $20. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Map of the Mount Tabor Quadrangle, Multnomah County, Oregon, and Clark County, Washington, by M.A. Mabey of DOGAMI, D.B. Meier of Woodward-Clyde Consultants, and S.P. Palmer of the Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, was released in 1995 by DOGAMI as GMS-89. GMS-89 map image thumbnailView map The full-color map sheet contains a 1:24,000-scale map showing relative hazards and three smaller (1:55,000 scale) maps showing liquefaction, ground motion amplification, and slope instability--hazards from which the larger relative hazard map was developed. The Mount Tabor quadrangle lies to the east of the Portland quadrangle and covers an area bounded on the west by 37th Avenue, on the north by Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, Washington, on the east by 155th Avenue, and on the south by SE Powell. Cost of GMS-89 is $10. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Map of the Beaverton Quadrangle, Washington County, Oregon, by Mabey, Madin, and Meier, was released in 1995 by DOGAMI as GMS-90. GMS-90 map image thumbnailView map. The full-color map sheet contains a 1:24,000-scale map showing relative hazards and three smaller (1:55,000 scale) maps showing liquefaction, ground motion amplification, and slope instability. The Beaverton quadrangle is southwest of the Portland quadrangle and west of the Lake Oswego quadrangle. It covers an area including Kinton and Vandermost Road on the west, Cedar Hills on the north, SW 72nd on the east, and Tualatin and Cipole on the south. Part of Beaverton and Tigard are included on the map, as well as Bull Mountain, King City, and Durham. Cost of GMS-90 is $10. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Map of the Lake Oswego Quadrangle, Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, Oregon, by Mabey, Madin, and Meier, was released in 1995 by DOGAMI as GMS-91. GMS-91 map image thumbnailView map. The full-color map sheet contains a 1:24,000-scale map showing relative hazards and three smaller (1:55,000 scale) maps showing liquefaction, ground motion amplification, and slope instability. The Lake Oswego quadrangle is south of the Portland quadrangle. The western boundary includes Garden Home, part of Tigard, and I-5. The southern boundary includes Wankers Corner and Borland Road. The eastern boundary goes through Mary Young State Park and includes SE 36th Avenue. The north boundary is just north of Ross Island and includes SE Franklin Ave. Cost of GMS-91 is $10. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Map of the Gladstone Quadrangle, Clackamas and Multnomah Counties, Oregon, by Mabey, Madin, and Meier, was released in 1995 by DOGAMI as GMS-92. GMS-92 map image thumbnailView map. The full-color map sheet contains a 1:24,000-scale map showing relative hazards and three smaller (1:55,000 scale) maps showing liquefaction, ground motion amplification, and slope instability. The Gladstone quadrangle is east of the Lake Oswego quadrangle. The western boundary runs along SE 36th Ave. The southern boundary runs through Park Place and Clackamas Heights. The eastern boundary is half a mile west of Carver and goes through Powell Butte. The north boundary is two blocks north of Powell Boulevard and cuts through Kelly Butte. Cost of GMS-92 is $10. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Map of the Linnton Quadrangle, Multnomah and Washington Counties, Oregon, by Mabey, Madin, Black, and Meier, was released in 1996 by DOGAMI as GMS-104. GMS-104 map image thumbnailView map. The full-color map sheet contains a 1:24,000-scale map showing relative hazards and three smaller (1:55,000 scale) maps showing liquefaction, ground motion amplification, and slope instability. The Linnton quadrangle is north of the Beaverton quadrangle. The western boundary runs west of 185th Ave. The southern boundary runs through Huber and Aloha. The eastern boundary goes almost to the junction of Canyon Road and Highway 26. The north boundary is the southern tip of Sauvie Island. Cost of GMS-104 is $10. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps of the Salem East and Salem West Quadrangles, Marion and Polk Counties, Oregon, by Yumei Wang and William Leonard, DOGAMI, were released in 1996 as GMS-105. GMS-105 map image thumbnailsGMS-105 map image thumbnailGMS-105 map image thumbnailGMS-105 map image thumbnailGMS-105 map image thumbnailRelative earthquake hazard maps of Salem East & Salem West quadrangles, Marion & Polk Cos., by Y. Wang & W.J. Leonard, 1996, 10 p., 4 pls., 1:24,000.
View Liquefaction Susceptibility map,
View Amplification Susceptibility map,
View Landslide Susceptibility map,
View Relative Earthquake Hazard map. The four full-color maps in the publication are printed in a double quadrangle format at a scale of 1:24,000. Three of the maps show liquefaction, ground motion amplification, and landslide susceptibility--the hazards used to develop the fourth map, which is the relative earthquake hazard map. The maps cover much of the Salem area. The north boundary runs through Keizer, two blocks north of Chemawa Road. The west boundary cuts through the Eola Hills. The southern boundary is about half a mile south of Grabenhorst Corner and Boone Road SE; the east boundary is just east of Pratum and Macleay. Cost of GMS-105 is $12. Buy

Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps of the Siletz Bay Area, Coastal Lincoln County, Oregon, by Yumei Wang and George R. Priest, DOGAMI, were released in 1995 as GMS-93. GMS-93 map image thumbnailGMS-93 map image thumbnailGMS-93 map image thumbnailGMS-93 map image thumbnailRelative earthquake hazard maps of Siletz Bay area, coastal Lincoln Co., by Y. Wang & G.R. Priest, 1995, 13 p., 3 pls. (4 maps), 1:12,000 & 1:24,000.
View Liquefaction Susceptibility and Amplification Susceptibility maps,
View Landslide Susceptibility map,
View Relative Earthquake Hazard map. The four full-color maps in the publication are printed a scale of 1:24,000. Three of the maps show liquefaction, ground motion amplification, and landslide susceptibility--the hazards used to develop the fourth map, which is the relative earthquake hazard map. The map covers a coastal strip of the Lincoln City-Siletz Bay area from D River on the north to Gleneden Beach on the south. Cost of GMS-93 is $20. Buy

Earthquake-Hazard Geology Maps of the Portland Metropolitan Area, Oregon, were released in 1990 by DOGAMI as Open-File Report O-90-02. The report, which was prepared by DOGAMI geologist Ian P. Madin, contains basic information for the assessment of earthquake hazards in the Portland metropolitan area. It consists of eight maps and a 21-page explanatory text. The maps are one-color diazo paper reproductions and measure approximately 25 by 30 inches in size. Each map covers one 7-minute quadrangle at a scale of l:24,000. The quadrangles covered by the maps are the Beaverton, Gladstone, Hillsboro, Linnton, Lake Oswego, Mount Tabor, Portland, and Scholls quadrangles. Each map depicts all major geologic units and identifies the sediments with high earthquake-hazard potential. Where sufficient data exist, the maps show the thickness of these sediments with isopach lines. The text contains the map explanations and a list of references and describes the fault structure of the area. Price of Open-File Report O-90-02 is $10. Buy

GMS-100 map image thumbnailEarthquake Hazard Maps for Oregon, by Ian P. Madin and Matthew A. Mabey, DOGAMI, was released in 1996 as GMS-100. View map. It consists of four full-color maps of Oregon printed on one sheet. One map shows faults on which movement has occured during the last 1.6 million years. The other three maps are probabilistic maps showing maximum ground shaking that can be expected from an earthquake at three occurrence frequencies: every 500, 1,000, and 2,500 years. Cost of GMS-100 is $8. Buy

Earthquake Database for Oregon, 1833 through October 25, 1993, by A.G. Johnson of Portland State University, D.H. Scofield of Squier Associates, Inc., and I.P. Madin of DOGAMI, was released in 1994 by DOGAMI as Open-File Report O-94-04. It is provided in a dBase III format (.dbf file) on a 3-inch diskette. An introduction and explanation are contained in a text file. Over 15,000 earthquakes are included in the database, which was compiled from a variety of databases covering the Pacific Northwest. Depending on the completeness of the record, each earthquake record includes data on date and time of the event, location and depth of the epicenter, magnitude and intensity of shaking, source of data, and information on the quality of determinations of location and magnitude of the earthquake. When used in a database software program, this catalog can be searched to find earthquakes by size, time, and geographic area. Price of this report is $10. Buy


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