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  1. Image of wave - Developed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center
  2. Photograph of boats- Photo courtesy of NewportNet

Overview

  1. Oregon DEM - Image courtesy of Linda Noson, Geotechnical Engineer Group, AMEC
  2. Photograph of Boats at Dock - Photo courtesy of NewportNet
  3. Icons for Hazards - Icons developed by NOAA Coastal Services Center
  4. Mitigation Graphic - Developed by NOAA Coastal Services Center
  5. Photograph of Cargo Ship - Photo courtesy of University of Washington


Hazards

Earthquakes

Introduction

  1. Photo of damage to house from earthquake - Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
  2. Plate tectonics for the Cascadia Subduction Zone Images 1 and 2 - USGS - Topinka, USGSICVO, 1999, Modified from Tilling, 1985; Volcanoes USGS general interest publication.
  3. Map of earthquake sources for Cascadia region - Map courtesy of University of Washington, Geophysics Program

History

  1. Photo of earthquake damage to building - Photo courtesy of USGS
  2. Location map for three types of earthquakes occurring in Cascadia - Map courtesy of University of Washington.
  3. Evidence of events map - Map courtesy of Atwater et al., 1995

Future Risks

  1. Map of probability of damage for Oregon - Map courtesy of University of Oregon.
  2. Cross section view of the Cascadia Subduction Zone - Image courtesy of DOGAMI.

Tsunami

Introduction

  1. Photo of boats damaged from tsunami - Photo courtesy of Steinbrugge Collection, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley
  2. Aerial photo of Newport, Oregon, from 1939 - Photo courtesy of Nate Wood, Oregon State University
  3. Aerial photo of Newport, Oregon, from 2000 - Photo courtesy of Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
  4. Map of tsunami wave heights along California, Oregon, and Washington's coast - Map courtesy of Center for Coastal and Land-Margin Research (CCALMR).
  5. Map of tsunami wave heights for Yaquina Bay, Oregon - Map courtesy of NOAA-PMEL-TIME

Liquefaction

Introduction

  1. Liquefaction of sand - Photo courtesy of Steinbrugge, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley
  2. Liquefaction damage to tank - Photo courtesy of Kobe Geotechnical Collection, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley
  3. Black and white photo of liquefaction damage to a road - Photo courtesy of University of Washington
  4. Liquefaction damage to port facilities #1 - Photo courtesy of Kobe Geotechnical Collection, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley
  5. Liquefaction damage to port facilities #2 - Photo courtesy of Kobe Geotechnical Collection, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley

Landslide

Introduction

  1. Landslide damage to roadway #1 - Photo courtesy of USGS
  2. Landslide damage to roadway # 2 - Photo courtesy of USGS

Subsidence

Introduction

  1. Diagram of subsidence effects - Image courtesy of Atwater et al., 1995.
  2. Photograph of flooding caused by subsidence in Portage, Alaska - Photo courtesy of USGS, Menlo Park, CA.

Secondary Hazards

Introduction

  1. Map of dams in the States of Oregon and Washington - Map developed by NOAA Coastal Services Center
  2. Photograph of fire raging in city - Photo courtesy of Loma Prieta Collection, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley
  3. Two photographs of hazardous waste containers - Photos courtesy of PhotoDisc CD-ROM

Mitigation Options

  1. Mitigation diagram developed by the NOAA Coastal Services Center

Mitigation Efforts for Specific Hazards

Tsunami

  1. Evacuation route symbol - Image courtesy of DOGAMI
  2. Tsunami inundation map for Newport, Oregon - Map courtesy of NOAA-PMEL-TIME

Liquefaction

  1. Diagram of sand grains - Image courtesy of Soil Liquefaction Web site, University of Washington
  2. Diagram of house and foundation mat - Image courtesy of Soil Liquefaction Web site, University of Washington
  3. Diagram of compaction grouting - Image courtesy of Hayward Baker

Landslide

  1. Landslide along river - Photo courtesy of USGS

Secondary Hazards

  1. Photograph of water pipes with flexible connections - Photo courtesy of Kobe Geotechnical Collection, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley

Port and Harbor Atlas

Port Profiles

  1. Map of Oregon Ports - Image developed by the NOAA Coastal Services Center
  2. All photographs of the ports are from Oregon State University

Port Profile Map Information

  1. All maps in this section were developed by the NOAA Coastal Services Center

ArcIMS

  1. Graphic of Globe - Graphic courtesy of Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Inc.


Planning Tool

Case Study Area

  1. Photograph of Newport - Photo courtesy of Oregon State University
  2. Map of Newport and Toledo, Oregon - Image developed by the NOAA Coastal Services Center
  3. Diagram of vulnerability assessment methodology - Image developed by the NOAA Coastal Services Center


Glossary

  1. bore - Photo courtesy of University of California, Berkeley.
  2. breaker - Photo courtesy of Duncan Heron, Duke University, Department of Geology
  3. breakwater - Photo courtesy of Virginia Tech
  4. focus - Diagram courtesy of USGS, Western Region
  5. leading-depression wave - Photo courtesy of Tsunami Field Survey Photographs maintained at Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Web site, University of Southern California
  6. leading-positive wave - Photo courtesy of National Geophysical Data Center
  7. normal earthquake - Diagram courtesy of USGS
  8. plate tectonics - Diagram courtesy of USGS
  9. seismograph - Photo courtesy of USGS, National Earthquake Information Center
  10. seismogram - Diagram courtesy of USGS
  11. strike-slip earthquake - Diagram courtesy of USGS
  12. subduction zone - Diagram courtesy of USGS, "This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics"
  13. tide gauge - Photo courtesy of NOAA Office of Coast Survey
  14. tide station - Photo courtesy of NOAA, Commander Gerald B. Mills, NOAA Corps (ret.)
  15. travel time map - Diagram courtesy of USGS, "This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics"
  16. tsunami damage - Photo courtesy of USGS
  17. tsunami propagation - Diagram courtesy of USGS
  18. wave crest - Developed by NOAA Coastal Services Center
  19. wave trough - Developed by NOAA Coastal Services Center
  20. wavelength - Developed by NOAA Coastal Services Center

Other Credits

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