134 years ago this week, on February 3, 1892 Salem experienced an earthquake. The following day, the Oregon Statesman featured an article on the front page titled: “Salem’s Earthquake Shock”. People in what is now Oregon experienced Cascadian earthquakes and tsunamis long before European Americans settled in this area. In 1987- U.S. Geological Survey geologist Brian Atwater found the first on-the-ground evidence for a subduction zone quake in southern Washington. Based research and testing, magnitude of the quake at 9.0 and determined that the date and time of the event was nine o’clock on the evening of January 26, 1700. We are continuing to compile the scientific and archaeological evidence of the effects of these catastrophic events to better understand our history and prepare for the future. There are also compelling indigenous oral tradi ...