Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

In 2011, a tsunami from the devastating Japan earthquake also battered some coastal areas of California, resulting in more than $100 million in damage at marinas and harbors, state officials estimate.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit off the Northern California coast didn’t produce a significant tsunami ... time for an official warning for high-risk coastal areas along the subduction ...

A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...

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California's coastal areas are obviously at highest risk from an incoming tsunami ... challenging to evacuate in the event of an earthquake-spawned tsunami. “There are places on the U.S ...

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake ruptured off California at about 10:45 ... as of about 11:30 a.m., which likely meant the risk of a large, damaging tsunami was receding, though he said the Tsunami ...

Alaska, Hawaii and areas along the mainland West Coast would be at risk if an earthquake erupts along the Cascadia subduction zone within the next 50 years.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a major fault that runs offshore from Northern California to ... While a tsunami's devastation is immediate, earthquake-induced subsidence would have lasting ...

open image in gallery A map shows California’s tsunami ... ranks as having the second highest earthquake risk in the US and correspondingly a significant tsunami risk as well,” Daniel Eungard ...