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 ...

Officials are still evaluating whether large counties in central and Southern California face any risk of tsunami impacts after a powerful earthquake struck in the far northern part of the state ...

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 ...