Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center

Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center In 2023, the National Science Foundation awarded $15 million dollars to establish the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center, CRESCENT.

CRESCENT is the nation’s first subduction zone earthquake hazards center

Getting Ready for Our Next Technical Short Course! Instructors are busy this week preparing the fault trench for our upc...
08/19/2026

Getting Ready for Our Next Technical Short Course! Instructors are busy this week preparing the fault trench for our upcoming short course, Reading the Earthquake Record: A Field Course in Paleoseismology (8/30–9/5) in Coos Bay, Oregon! Led by members of the CPAL and CFM working groups, the course will give participants hands-on experience using paleoseismological methods to investigate the earthquake record both in a fault trench and in the salt marshes.
https://cascadiaquakes.org/geoscience-education-and-inclusion/technical-short-courses/paleoseismology-tsc/

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is capable of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and strong shaking from smaller earthquakes. The m...
08/13/2026

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is capable of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and strong shaking from smaller earthquakes. The magnitude of this earthquake and the accompanying tsunami pose significant challenges to the entire Pacific Northwest. Community lifelines will be impacted. Utilities such as electricity, drinking water, and sewer services may be significantly impacted.

Understanding what to expect during an earthquake is critical for response, recovery, and whole community preparedness. That's why EWEB, the Eugene Family YMCA, and the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center have partnered to break down the complexities of understanding and preparing for a seismic emergency.

Representatives from the UO’s Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center and Earth Science Department will present:

- History of earthquakes on the Cascadia Subduction Zone
- Why recurrence is likely
- What an earthquake will feel like in the Eugene Metro area
- What impacts are likely to affect the Eugene Metro area

The session will be offered on the following dates at the Eugene Family YMCA:
- Tuesday, September 15, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 30, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, October 14, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 21, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- Monday, October 26, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Register today - spots are limited:
https://www.eugeneymca.org/programs/community-based-programs/eweb-programming-y

Registration is now open for these upcoming CRESCENT and CoPes Hub virtual sessions on Tsunami Sources for Hazard Assess...
08/11/2026

Registration is now open for these upcoming CRESCENT and CoPes Hub virtual sessions on Tsunami Sources for Hazard Assessment!

Learn how tsunami source models are shaping hazard assessments for the Cascadia Subduction Zone and advancing open, reproducible tsunami science. Connect with researchers, explore the latest developments, and be part of the conversation! Registration is open to anyone.

Learn more and register here: https://cascadiaquakes.org/science/tsunami-sources-for-hazard-assessment/

08/08/2026

PNSN detected 292 earthquakes in Washington and Oregon last month! The largest was a M3.8 near Oak Harbor, WA on July 1. This is a normal level of seismic activity. View the full Monthly Seismicity Report for July 2026 here for more details: https://pnsn.org/events/summary/july-2026

Course materials are now available.Lecture slides and Jupyter Notebooks from our Technical Short Course: Strain Accumula...
08/06/2026

Course materials are now available.

Lecture slides and Jupyter Notebooks from our Technical Short Course: Strain Accumulation and Release from GNSS are now publicly available on the course webpage. Explore how GNSS observations are used to measure crustal deformation and better understand earthquake processes.

Access the materials and learn more about the course: https://cascadiaquakes.org/geoscience-education-and-inclusion/technical-short-courses/geodesy/

REMINDER! Call for Abstracts – AGU 2026We invite submissions to 'Earthquake Processes and Hazards in the Cascadia Subduc...
08/03/2026

REMINDER! Call for Abstracts – AGU 2026
We invite submissions to 'Earthquake Processes and Hazards in the Cascadia Subduction Zone'. This session welcomes contributions that advance understanding of the Cascadia Subduction Zone across spatial and temporal scales, including observational, computational, experimental, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged research.

Abstract submission deadline: August 5, 2026

Session viewer and abstract submission system: https://ow.ly/on6G50ZtGZu
Abstract guidelines: https://ow.ly/PqoQ50ZtGZs

We encourage researchers, students, postdoctoral scholars, and practitioners from across the Cascadia community to submit their latest work.

Twinning Spotlight: Atiya Simon – The City College of New YorkAs part of the year-long Twinning Program, students are su...
07/30/2026

Twinning Spotlight: Atiya Simon – The City College of New York
As part of the year-long Twinning Program, students are supported in visiting their Twin Mentors in person over the summer. This year, instead of a traditional mentor visit, Atiya was selected to participate in the SZNet 2026 Cascadia Pilot Project: Cascading Hazards at Mount Hood: Volcanic Eruptions, Crustal Faults, and Sediment Dynamics—an exceptional opportunity that aligned directly with her Twinning Project, which focuses on Mount Hood.

Over the past week and a half, Atiya has been conducting fieldwork at Mount Hood alongside 27 scientists representing a range of career stages and disciplines. The pilot project explores the interconnected hazards at one of the most hazardous volcanoes in the continental United States, with research spanning volcanism, landslides, debris flows, crustal faulting, and sediment dynamics. Through field mapping, drone surveys, collaborative data synthesis, and discussions with researchers from across the geosciences, Atiya has gained a deeper understanding of the many processes shaping her study region and the diverse approaches scientists use to investigate them.

We're excited to see Atiya expand her Twinning experience through this unique opportunity and bring new perspectives back to her Mount Hood research!

Call for Abstracts – AGU 2026We invite submissions to 'Earthquake Processes and Hazards in the Cascadia Subduction Zone'...
07/28/2026

Call for Abstracts – AGU 2026
We invite submissions to 'Earthquake Processes and Hazards in the Cascadia Subduction Zone'. This session welcomes contributions that advance understanding of the Cascadia Subduction Zone across spatial and temporal scales, including observational, computational, experimental, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged research.

Abstract submission deadline: August 5, 2026

Session viewer and abstract submission system: https://ow.ly/on6G50ZtGZu
Abstract guidelines: https://ow.ly/PqoQ50ZtGZs

We encourage researchers, students, postdoctoral scholars, and practitioners from across the Cascadia community to submit their latest work.

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