Scientists say Oregon faces a potential nightmare scenario unless work is done to fortify its main fuel storage site against a major earthquake, which is expected to come sooner or later.
The study estimated that a major earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone would result in 95 million to 194 million gallons of fuels gushing from the tanks. The spill would flow from the Willamette River into the nearby Columbia River and, unless it is contained, would reach the Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles to the northwest.
California is known for earthquakes, especially along the San Andreas Fault. But experts predict one of the world’s biggest earthquakes could occur any day along the Cascadia subduction zone, which runs from offshore Northern California, Oregon and Washington state to Canada. The last time a major Cascadia earthquake occurred was in 1700, with an estimated at magnitude 9.Great Oregon ShakeOut Day is held annually to encourage residents to learn how to react to an earthquake. Gov.
Dembrow said every time he drives by the storage tanks, he has a “nightmare vision that the earthquake strikes, as we know it will, and we elected officials are left having to ask ourselves: Why did we ignore the warnings?” All of the jet fuel for Portland International Airport is stored at the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub. Without it, planes bringing aid to Oregon would be unable to refuel.
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