About CREW

 The Cascadia region stretches from northwestern California to southwestern British Columbia and has experienced several types of earthquakes and tsunamis.

• Crustal and deep earthquakes, such as the 2001 Nisqually earthquake that impacted communities throughout the Puget Sound lowlands, occur within tectonic plates.
• Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes occur offshore along the whole region and create tsunami waves that inundate coastal communities only minutes after the earthquake.
• Distant earthquakes occurring elsewhere around the Pacific Basin create tsunamis that impact our coastlines several hours later.

Scientists predict the Cascadia region is likely to experience more earthquakes and tsunamis.

CREW strives to make our region more resilient to these inevitable events.