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Get Your Oregon Coast Tsunami Evacuation Map

Choose from the series below for the scale, format, and detail that work best for you.

All the map series use the same data for tsunami inundation zones.

1. NVS Online Tsunami Evacuation Zone ViewerScreenshot of NVS Tsunami Viewer showing the best path to evacuate in the case of a tsunami; a text bubble in the image reads "Choose a location and the street path to safety will appear. Walk time and written directions are shown to the right."

The NVS Online Tsunami Evacuation Zone Viewer covers the entire coast of Oregon and Washington. You can use this viewer to do the following:

  • Make and print a custom map
  • Search by address or coastal area
  • Find the shortest street route to safety for Seaside, Rockaway Beach, Pacific City, and Coos Bay (part of a pilot project). The speeds and times provided for these street routes are for the worst case local tsunami scenario.

2. Tsunami evacuation maps of the Oregon coast

Screenshot of a neighborhood-specific tsunami evacuation map 

The Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse Tsunami Evacuation Maps provide tsunami evacuation routes for specific coastal neighborhoods. Here you can find the following:

  • Neighborhood-specific evacuation maps showing the expected tsunami inundation for tsunami events that are local (Cascadia) and distant (Alaska) and how they are predicted to impact the Oregon Coast
  • Printable, page-size PDFs

3. "Beat the Wave" evacuation route maps

Screenshot of a section of the Rockaway Beach tsunami evacuation map showing where it is necessary to walk or jog to escape the

The Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse "Beat the Wave" Tsunami Evacuation Route Maps show generalized tsunami evacuation routes for a worst-case-scenario tsunami from a local Cascadia subduction zone earthquake. Here you can find the following:

  • Printable, page-size PDFs for all Oregon Coast communities
  • Needed speeds (walk, jog, or run) and best general route to reach the nearest assembly area
For more information about "Beat the Wave" maps, including the research used to generate these maps, visit the Beat the Wave Technical Reports & Maps webpage.

4. Large-Extent Tsunami Evacuation Maps

Screenshot of a map of the Oregon coast with rectangles indicating neighborhood maps within a larger-extent map 

Large-scale tsunami evacuation maps are also available for most Oregon coastal communities through the Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse. These are area maps of various scales and dimensions and were originally delivered to county emergency managers