Tsunami Evacuation Zones? There's An App To Help You Find Them

PORTLAND, OR – You're on the coast for the weekend. There's been an earthquake across the Pacific and it's sending a tsunami in the direction of Oregon and Washington. What do you? How do you get to the nearest evacuation zone?

Well, now there's an app for that.

Oregon's Department of Geology and Mineral Industries worked with the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems to develop the app.

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It shows the hazard zones, shows people where they are, where the nearest evacuation zone, and helps you plan a route to get there.

"This app is great for homeowners on the coast as well as visitors who are planning trips," DOGAMI coastal scientist and one of the app developers, Jon Allan says. "Knowing where you are in the tsunami zone means you will be better prepared should a tsunami occur.

"You can bookmark places and save or print a unique evacuation map centered on your home, work place, hotel or even camp site."

The app is available in both the iTunes and Google Play app stores. Just go an search for NVS Tsunami Evacuation.

Patch screenshot of the app for iPhone.