If you feel an earthquake:
Move immediately inland to high ground.
Go on foot if at all possible.
Do not wait for an official siren.
Do not pack or delay.
Do not return to the beach.
The city of Bandon tests the tsunami alert siren on a quarterly basis.
on-shore within 15-20 minutes
or sooner after an earthquake. Ground shaking from the earthquake may be the only information you get.
This link will provide information on Tsunami evacuation proceedure for Bandon, Or in .pdf format.
This evacuation zone was developed by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in consultation with local officials. It is intended to represent a worst-case scenario for a tsunami caused by an undersea earthquake near the Oregon coast.
Evacuation routes were developed by local officials and reviewed by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
This informative article is reprinted by courtesy of The Sentinel newspaper, Coquille, OR