Chris Goldfinger
@goldfinger300.bsky.social
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Geologist, sailor, acro pilot
New paper, direct evidence of triggering of teh northern San Andreas after Cascadia great earthquakes.
doi.org/10.1130/GES0...
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Unravelling the dance of earthquakes: Evidence of partial synchronization of the northern San Andreas fault and Cascadia megathrust | Geosphere | GeoScienceWorld
https://doi.org/10.1130/GES02857.1
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Par 4 on Portland schools and earthquake hazards.
www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
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Is ‘drop, cover and hold on’ an outdated earthquake safety plan? Earthquakes and schools, Part 4
Some experts believe the best option for people in unstable buildings is to evacuate in an earthquake.
https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2025/09/is-drop-cover-and-hold-on-an-outdated-earthquake-safety-plan-earthquakes-and-schools-part-4.html
6 days ago
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Bravo again! Part 1 of 3 article on Portland schools and earthquake risk.
www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
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When the Cascadia earthquake hits, which Portland-area schools could crumble? Earthquakes and schools, Part 1
What will it take to make sure Oregonians don’t find themselves pulling children from crushing brick and concrete, desperately hoping for a miracle?
https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2025/09/when-the-cascadia-earthquake-hits-which-portland-area-schools-could-crumble-earthquakes-and-schools-part-1.html?gift=b0030e62-8bcc-4903-b7d3-68fdd2a2b591
13 days ago
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www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Oregon governor orders state building upgrades for big forecast earthquake
Gov. Tina Kotek’s order aims to ensure state emergency officials can effectively respond after an earthquake.
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/09/oregon-governor-orders-new-state-buildings-meet-seismic-standards-mandates-upgrades-for-older-ones.html?utm_campaign=theoregonian_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
22 days ago
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7 months ago
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reposted by
Chris Goldfinger
Private Eye Magazine
8 months ago
Donald Trump. An Apology. The new Private Eye is out now
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Waldo Wakefield and I and many others made lots of dives in a little yellow sub called DELTA that looks even more like the Beatles sub than this one!
9 months ago
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Interesting tsunami earthquake accompanying the 1957 Aleutian earthquake.
www.sciencedirect.com/.../abs/pii/...
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/.../abs/pii/S0012821X24001249
9 months ago
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www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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Satellites reveal stunningly detailed maps of Earth's seafloors
A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater volcanoes that were previously missed.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/satellites-reveal-stunningly-detailed-maps-of-earths-seafloors?utm_content=livescience&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawHQL6RleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdueLCXYECUbu-Oa7m_3a4eLE6T6RTb12XzxFoQXAWJ3bS4Bp1nqQUp0Bg_aem_EQH4z_XPQyhC6_N-W6Q94Q
10 months ago
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Another hard lesson... This 7.3 earthquake in Vanuatu caused partial collapse of the US embassy. Unclear how many were lost at this point. A better plan based on knowledge of the building may be to evacuate on first warning if you are on a bottom floor. See:
temblor.net/earthquake-i...
10 months ago
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Here's an interesting new article about earthquake stuff. An Oregon Emergency management person promoted Drop Cover and Hold on, but says shes getting out of her collapse hazard building if it happens!
www.courthousenews.com/can-oregon-h...
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Can Oregon handle a megaquake?
There’s a 37% chance that a dreaded “megathrust” earthquake will rock Oregon within the next 50 years. How is the Beaver State preparing?
https://www.courthousenews.com/can-oregon-handle-a-megaquake/
10 months ago
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And another paper just out...
nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/...
A 2700-year record of Cascadia megathrust and crustal/slab earthquakes from Acorn Woman Lakes, Oregon
10 months ago
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New paper out today....
nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/...
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Sedimentary record of historical seismicity in a small, southern Oregon lake
Abstract. We compare event deposits from the historical portion of the sedimentary record from lower Acorn Woman Lake, Oregon, to historical records of regional events to determine if the lake records...
https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/4523/2024/
10 months ago
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interestingengineering.com/innovation/h...
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World’s 1st hydrogen-hybrid research vessel causes 75% less emissions
Approved by the American Bureau of Shipping and designed by Glosten, this groundbreaking vessel uses hydrogen fuel cells for operations.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/hydrogen-hybrid-research-vessel-glosten?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=article_post&fbclid=IwY2xjawHC8xZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWIS_aFujkzyZp7pWQGTfUOKII5epM226xzGAqqoHnPDeSTN9Gz9gXhfbA_aem_BY8_dAOz19HFY4eRHmwPUg
10 months ago
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Some comments on the Mendocino earthquake today on the Jake Tapper program, CNN.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/u...
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Aftershocks rattle California after 7.0 magnitude earthquake | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/us/video/the-lead-chris-goldfinger-earthquake-california-tsunami-warning-aftershocks-jake-tapper
10 months ago
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7.0 earthquake on the mendocino fault today. Strike slip, so no tsunami, warnings have been taken down.
10 months ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
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Seattle is moving, abeit glacially, toward retrofit requirements for URM buildings. Here is a boring but useful update.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LuF...
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Seattle URM Retrofit Program Update 20241016 1800 1 1
YouTube video by SDCI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LuFvoU3r8E
10 months ago
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Here's a repost of an ongoing topic...Oregon schools are now required to consider this.
temblor.net/earthquake-i...
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Opinion: When the next Cascadia megaquake strikes, here’s what I’ll do - Temblor.net
To run, or to drop, cover and hold on. That is the question, argues earthquake geologist and Pacific Northwest resident, Chris Goldfinger.
https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/opinion-when-the-next-cascadia-megaquake-strikes-heres-what-ill-do-13866/
11 months ago
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https://www.facebook.com/share/p/BjA6PwzbPetXf8rp/
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Chris Goldfinger
In the earthquake world in Federal and State agencies, fe...
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/BjA6PwzbPetXf8rp/
12 months ago
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Here is the guy I've been informally coaching for a while now. We're in Marseilles at the Olympics!
https://www.facebook.com/ABCPacific/videos/1210786250302394
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Viliame Ratulu is sailing to his Olympic Dreams on That P...
Fijian Sailor Viliame Ratulu started sailing as a fun Sat...
https://www.facebook.com/ABCPacific/videos/1210786250302394
about 1 year ago
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https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-vili-ratuluis-olympic-dream-for-fiji
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Donate to Support Vili Ratulu's Olympic Dream for Fiji, o...
Hi JP here (John Philp). I'm fundraising for Vili Ratului...
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-vili-ratuluis-olympic-dream-for-fiji
over 1 year ago
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Support Vili Ratului's Olympic Dream for Fiji
https://gofund.me/1ff80e31
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Donate to Support Vili Ratulu's Olympic Dream for Fiji, o...
Hi JP here (John Philp). I'm fundraising for Vili Ratului...
https://gofund.me/1ff80e31
over 1 year ago
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Support Vili Ratului's Olympic Dream for Fiji
https://gofund.me/a3f5dfed
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Donate to Support Vili Ratulu's Olympic Dream for Fiji, o...
Hi JP here (John Philp). I'm fundraising for Vili Ratului...
https://gofund.me/a3f5dfed
over 1 year ago
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Here's out new paper:
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GC011152
over 1 year ago
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New Neotectonic map for the Cascadia margin released: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries : Open-File Report O-23-05, Neotectonic Map of the Cascadia Margin : Publications Center : State of Oregon
almost 2 years ago
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RIP Gordon Lightfoot, David Jackson.
over 2 years ago
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Check out The Disaster Project - Earthquakes on Stitcher
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Discover your favorite Podcasts from a variety of categor...
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over 2 years ago
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Chris Goldfinger — The Next Great Cascadia Earthquake – How Did We Get H...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=AkhOSlksBKE&feature=shares
via @YouTube
over 2 years ago
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For interested folks, today at 4 PST, a talk on the Cascadia paleoseismic records.
https://quimpergeology.org/2022/02-18-2023-goldfinger-cascadia/
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2023-02-18 Chris Goldfinger — The Next Great Cascadia Ea...
https://quimpergeology.org/2022/02-18-2023-goldfinger-cascadia/
over 2 years ago
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A Teachable Moment?
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2023/02/08/a-teachable-moment/
via @goldfinger300
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A Teachable Moment?
When there is a major disaster, the focus in the first fe...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2023/02/08/a-teachable-moment/
over 2 years ago
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The Turkey Earthquake: A Teachable Moment?
https://wordpress.com/post/atquake.wordpress.com/873
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over 2 years ago
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A Teachable Moment?
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2023/02/08/a-teachable-moment/
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A Teachable Moment?
When there is a major disaster, the focus in the first fe...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2023/02/08/a-teachable-moment/
over 2 years ago
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Check out this video from @PBS: Weathered, Here's EXACTLY What to Do When the Next Megaquake Hits
https://www.pbs.org/video/heres-exactly-what-to-do-when-the-next-megaquake-hits-haryvb
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Weathered | Here's Exactly What to Do When the Next Megaq...
We tell you what experts think is the best way to survive...
https://www.pbs.org/video/heres-exactly-what-to-do-when-the-next-megaquake-hits-haryvb
almost 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise: The final day
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/09/02/coring-cruise-the-final-day/
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Coring Cruise: The final day
Even our last day was full of adventure. Today’s experien...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/09/02/coring-cruise-the-final-day/
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Day 10
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/coring-cruise-day-10/
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Coring Cruise Day 10
We brought 5 different types of coring devices with us fo...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/coring-cruise-day-10/
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Day 9
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/31/coring-cruise-day-9/
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Coring Cruise Day 9
We cored a crater today! Davide and Jeff zeroed in on a c...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/31/coring-cruise-day-9/
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Day 8
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/30/coring-cruise-day-8/
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Coring Cruise Day 8
We started the morning finishing up a bathymetry survey o...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/30/coring-cruise-day-8/
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Day 7
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/29/coring-cruise-day-7/
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Coring Cruise Day 7
Watch 2 finished their watch in the early morning prepari...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/29/coring-cruise-day-7/
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Day 6
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/28/coring-cruise-day-6/
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Coring Cruise Day 6
Decisions, decisions, with room for revisions… Research a...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/28/coring-cruise-day-6/
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Day 5
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/27/coring-cruise-day-5/
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Coring Cruise Day 5
A warm attempt to core a cold seep!! Today started off wi...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/27/coring-cruise-day-5/
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Day 4
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/26/coring-cruise-day-4/
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Coring Cruise Day 4
The cores are coming in!!! Today was probably the busiest...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/26/coring-cruise-day-4/
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Day 3
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/25/coring-cruise-day-3/
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Coring Cruise Day 3
Today, we got our first cores of the cruise and learned s...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/25/coring-cruise-day-3/
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Day 2
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/coring-cruise-day-2/
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Coring Cruise Day 2
We’re off to the sea. We departed in the morning and are ...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/coring-cruise-day-2/
about 3 years ago
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Off on another coring cruise, PI training, earthquakes climate and more!
about 3 years ago
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Coring Cruise Training on the RV Roger Revelle
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/coring-cruise-training-on-the-rv-roger-revelle/
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Coring Cruise Training on the RV Roger Revelle
We are a group of marine scientists from diverse research...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/coring-cruise-training-on-the-rv-roger-revelle/
about 3 years ago
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https://www.opb.org/article/2022/08/08/coastal-washington-shoalwater-bay-indian-tribe-earthquake-tsunami/?fbclid=IwAR28xqv3xI6gUpZeUpKblqlMDLk70Qm0mihutJbqQl33fPybB7i1j3cne5A
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Coastal Washington tribe creates higher ground by buildin...
There is a new option to escape a tsunami if you’re on th...
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/08/08/coastal-washington-shoalwater-bay-indian-tribe-earthquake-tsunami/?fbclid=IwAR28xqv3xI6gUpZeUpKblqlMDLk70Qm0mihutJbqQl33fPybB7i1j3cne5A
about 3 years ago
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A Great Day
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/06/30/a-great-day/
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A Great Day
Progress in earthquake resiliency has been spotty at best...
https://atquake.wordpress.com/2022/06/30/a-great-day/
about 3 years ago
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Opinion: When the next Cascadia megaquake strikes, here’s what I’ll do
http://disq.us/t/45r5x4y
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Opinion: When the next Cascadia megaquake strikes, here’s...
To run, or to drop, cover and hold on. That is the questi...
http://disq.us/t/45r5x4y
over 3 years ago
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