News from the Oregon Hazards Lab

Oregon Hazards Lab Director Professor Doug Toomey discusses the contributions of the University of Oregon toward understanding the Cascadia Subduction Zone and reducing the impacts of future earthquakes.

On the anniversary of the last Big One, Doug Toomey spoke with KEZI news about how the Oregon Hazards Lab is looking to reduce the impact of future earthquakes on the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The lab is part of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and maintains seismic monitoring stations that contribute real-time data to the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System.

Want to learn how your museum, park, or library could use ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning technology? Join the ShakeAlert EPIcenter Partnership! OHAZ Communication Specialist Kelly Missett will explain how to integrate ShakeAlert into free-choice learning environments at the February EPIcenter meeting.

This fall, the U.S. Forest Service reached out to the Oregon Hazards Lab with a request: Could the lab design and build a portable, solar-powered, wildfire detection camera that could be packed into a remote location and deployed in response to a new wildfire?

In the November 2023 edition of our newsletter, we share about new wildfire detection and awareness technologies, our growing partnership with the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center, and the ShakeOut earthquake preparedness drill. Email ohaz@uoregon.edu to subscribe.

The University of Oregon participated in the Great Oregon ShakeOut by sending a notification to students and employees encouraging them to Drop, Cover, Hold On. UO also hosted a lecture about earthquake safety and preparedness that featured Oregon Hazards Lab employees.