Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse / Resource Library

Publications - Outreach and Education

Last updated June 23, 2022

Note: These lists are far from complete. We are adding materials as we can. Please check back often.

NTHMP Tsunami Information Guide

The purpose of the National Tsunami hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) Tsunami Information Guide is to serve as a general resource for information about tsunamis in the United States. This 36-page guide is written for anyone who wants to know more about tsunamis, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System, and how to prepare for tsunamis. Potential users include the general public, the media, educators, community officials, and public information officers in NTHMP partner agencies.

Tsunami Mitigation Showcase - Newport Oregon Tsunami Safe Haven

This booklet provides information how the City of Newport increased the public safety of its community by successfully completing a tsunami mitigation project. This booklet, telling Newport?s story, is part of a collection, the FEMA Region X Mitigation Showcase, to illustrate different ways in which local communities have leveraged partnerships and collaborated with state and federal partners to complete mitigation projects that address vulnerabilities to earthquakes and/or tsunamis. These narratives describe how project partners worked together to effectively navigate FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance requirements, build political and public support, and describe what lessons were learned throughout the project process. Information provided in each booklet intends to inspire and support other communities that wish to pursue similar mitigation action.

Tsunami Safe learning module

Do you know what to do during an earthquake and tsunami? This module takes about 30 minutes to complete and offers you the opportunity to receive a certificate of completion. Available in English and Spanish.

NVS Tsunami Evacuation smartphone app

• Apple iOS
• Android

Publications
Beat the Wave Maps
Learn more about Beat the Wave maps here.	Reedsport and Florence Rockaway Beach Seaside and Gearhart Warrenton/Hammond/Clatsop Spit
DOGAMI Fact Sheets / Cascadia Newsletters
	Cascadia Earthquake Knowledge Points for Emergency Managers and the Public, DOGAMI fact sheet, 2022, 9 p.
	TsunamiReady, TsunamiPrepared: Oregon Coast-Wide National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program , DOGAMI fact sheet, rev. 2011, 2 p.
	Tsunami hazards in Oregon, DOGAMI Fact Sheet, 2009, 4 p.
	Tsunami! Know how to survive on the Oregon coast, 2012. English | Spanish
	Cascadia Winter 2012: The 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Lessons for the Oregon Coast Understanding how the Tohoku, Japan earthquake and tsunami happened - and why it can happen here. 16-page PDF, 8.3 MB.
	Cascadia Winter 2010: Oregon's Earthquake Risk and Resiliency Oregon's Earthquake Risk and Resiliency Are you and Oregon prepared for the next big earthquake? (12-page PDF, MB).
Fact Sheets / Newsletters from other agencies
	Tsunami Zone Brochure, National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, 2 p.
	National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program fact sheet Two-Pager | Trifold | Web page
	The Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S., National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, 5 p.
	Forecasting California’s Earthquakes — What Can We Expect in the Next 30 Years? - "For the far northwestern part of the State [of California], a major source of quakes is the offshore 750-mile-long “Cascadia Subduction Zone,” which extends south about 150 miles into California. For the next 30 years there is a 10% probability of a magnitude 8 to 9 quake somewhere along the zone—such quakes occur about every 500 years." - USGS Fact Sheet 2008-3027, p. 4.
	Tsunami Hazards—A National Threat: USGS Science Helps Build Safer Communities, USGS Fact Sheet 2006-3023, 4 p.
Posters
	Don't Just Chill, Run for the Hills! Slogan by the students in the Science and Math Investigative Learning Experience at OSU, artwork by Joe Hunt. PDF, 8.5 x 11 inches.
	When the Shaking Stops, Get up Top! Slogan by the students in the Science and Math Investigative Learning Experience at OSU, artwork by Joe Hunt. PDF, 8.5 x 11 inches.
	Don't Stand Around, Head to High Ground. Artwork by Joe Hunt, design by James Roddey. PDF, 8.5 x 11 inches.
	When You Shake, Rattle, and Roll, You'd better Drop, Cover, and Hold! Artwork Susan Greenstein, design by James Roddey. PDF, 8.5 x 11 inches.
	The Great Earthquake and Tsunami of 1700 A.D. Siletz, Oregon, facsimile of roadside historical marker located on the south edge of Lincoln City along U.S. Hwy. 101 near milepost 118. PDF, 8.5 x 11 inches.
Guidelines / Workshops
	"Up and Out" Oregon Tsunami Wayfinding Research Project: Final Project Report and Guidance Document, 2014, by PUARL (Portland Urban Architecture Research Lab), 267 p. (PDF)
	Local Planning Guidance on Distant Tsunami Response, by the Oregon Distant Tsunami Working Group, 2012, by Oregon Distant Tsunami Working Group, 72 p. (PDF)
	Tsunami Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness: A Perspective from State and Territory Tsunami Programs in the High Tsunami Risk Pacific Region, 2011, by The Western States Seismic Policy Council, 30 p. (PDF)
	Tsunami Evacuation Building Workshop, September 28-29, 2009, Cannon Beach, Seaside, and Portland, Oregon, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-10-02, 2010, compiled by Yumei Wang, 35 p. text, plus 200 p. PowerPoint slides.
	The City of Seaside's Tsunami Awareness Program: Outreach assessment, How to implement an effective tsunami preparedness outreach program, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-05-10, 2005, by Darci Connor, 78 p.
	Tsunami warning systems and procedures: guidance for local officials, DOGAMI Special Paper 35, 2001, by Oregon Emergency Management and Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 41 p.
Development in Oregon's tsunami inundation zone: Information guide for developers and local government, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-03-05, 2003, by Dennis L. Olmstead, 17 p.
	Tsunami preparedness guide for Oregon lodging facilities, 2003 (97 MB zipped file), DOGAMI Open-File Report O-03-04, 2003. Set of preparedness documents specifically geared toward lodging facilities.
Signage
Tsunami sign placement guidelines, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-03-06, 2003, by, Mark E. Darienzo, 8 p.
Inventories
Inventory of critical and essential facilities vulnerable to earthquake or tsunami hazards on the Oregon coast, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-95-02, 1995, by James W. Charland and George R. Priest, 52 p.
Science
	2013 update - Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes: a magnitude 9.0 earthquake scenario, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-13-22, 2013, by Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup. See more technical publications.
NTHMP Summary Reports
NTHMP Oregon TsunamiReady, TsunamiPrepared Outreach and Education Program reports: 2009-2010 (Phase 1 / Year 1) 2010-2011 (Phase II / Year 2) 2011-2012 (Phase III / Year 3) Jan 2013 Progress Report 2012-2013 (Phase IV / Year 4): full report (21 MB) main report only (2 MB) appendices only (survey results by county and media coverage by county; 19 MB)
Curricula
Oregon K-12 Tsunami Curriculum, 2000.