Came across this tonight. Evidently this was penned in late January of this year. He is late in his forecast however, weird to know that there is some providence to what we think.
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/RogueComCollege/RCC_Lectures/Cascadia.html
“Dr. Buford P. Foonis, eminent professor of Geology, has predicted that an earthquake will occur along the central portion of the Cascadia Subduction Zone within the next 7 to 10 days. Dr. Foonis indicates that the quake will occur in the vicinity of Gold Beach, Oregon, with a magnitude of 8.8 to 9.2 on the Richter scale. Since this easily qualifies as a major event, widespread damage can be anticipated. Local agencies are meeting in Grants Pass to determine what, if anything, can and/or should be done to protect the citizens and property of our area”.
Thanks for the info. BTW did you look at the Univ of Utah seismographs at the time of the Chile quake? They went nuts and stayed so for over an hour (look at the YMR site) Things had settled down there lately, it will be interesting to see if they heat up again.
When I was in Yellowstone years ago, one of the guides described a time in the park when there was a reasonably strong earthquake nearby. He said almost every geyser in the park erupted simultaneously. What a sight that would have been!
This is from an exercise for a Rouge Community College class on planning - it isn’t real. You do people a diservice when you spread this kind of thing.
From the piece:
“Put some quality time into this. The possibility of this happening is real... only the timing is uncertain. You may want to contact your agency and get their response. Many of them may have already planned for this scenario and will be able to help you with your planning. If they haven’t, maybe you can help them. Good luck, and let’s come up with a viable plan for all our sakes.”