The Gales Creek fault is about 22 miles west of downtown Portland and has ruptured three times in the past 9,000 years, suggesting major earthquakes happen about every 4,000 years.

A fault near Portland, Oregon, has the capacity to cause strong shaking in the region — and has done so as recently as 1,000 years ago. New research into the Gales Creek fault, which lies 22 ...

A paleoseismic trench dug across the Gales Creek fault, located about 35 kilometers (roughly 22 miles) west of Portland, Oregon, documents evidence for three surface-rupturing earthquakes that ...

A paleoseismic trench dug across the Gales Creek fault, located about 35 kilometers (roughly 22 miles) west of Portland, Oregon, documents evidence for three surface-rupturing earthquakes that ...

That includes the Gales Creek fault 35 kilometers (22 miles) west of Portland. A Portland State University team led by Alison Horst set out to dig a small trench across this fault to examine its ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A house was completely destroyed after it caught fire Friday afternoon in the Gales Creek area. Forest Grove Fire said crews were sent out to the blaze at about 3:30 p.m ...