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Information for Emergency Managers

• The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program website contains resources for earthquake coordinators about the subjects of earthquake science, hazards, risks, building science and mitigation information.
• What are earthquakes and what causes them?
• Regional information about earthquakes for the Cascadia Region

Prevention

• Business mitigation information
• Information about seismic hazards in the Pacific Northwest
• Maps of peak ground accelerations and peak ground velocities for a magnitude 9.0 earthquake along the subduction zone

Response

• A new report from CREW: Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes: A magnitude 9.0 earthquake scenario.

Recovery

• A new report from CREW: Just-in-Time Inventory: Effects on Earthquake Recovery.
• A new report from CREW: Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes: A magnitude 9.0 earthquake scenario.
• A comprehensive website with information about Long-Term Post-Disaster Recovery Planning from the Oregon Showcase State Initiative. This resource is geared towards better preparing coastal communities in the Cascadia Region for the short-term recovery and long-term reconstruction efforts communities may face as a result of a catastrophic Cascadia Subduction Zone event.