Airborne geologists uncover Oregon’s hidden faults – Seattle Times

California’s Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act began mapping fault zones in the 1970s. The law also prohibited new house construction within the zones unless geological studies show the fault poses a minimal hazard. Oregon has nothing comparable.

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