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Some sections of California's coast are considered vulnerable to tsunamis. Find out where those locations are and how to best prepare.
Here are maps showing some of Northern California’s most populated areas within a tsunami hazard zone, as determined by the California Geological Survey. The yellow section indicates the tsunami ...
The California Geological Survey releases tsunami hazard maps for Ventura, San Diego, Marin, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties to help residents understand risks.
Toppozada and others in 1981 proposed a location 10–20 km (6.2–12.4 mi) southwest of the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake. Details of a possible tsunami would suggest a thrust-mechanism for the earthquake; similar to the 1978 Santa Barbara earthquake (>M5) which had a left-lateral and north-dipping thrust mechanism. [6]
For the first time since 2009, the California Geological Survey has released new tsunami hazard area maps for Ventura, San Diego, Marin, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties to help ...
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — A strong earthquake was felt widely across Northern California on Thursday and authorities have issued a tsunami warning. The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County near the Oregon border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Santa Barbara Channel, Alta California: 1812 Ventura earthquake: Earthquake or landslide On 21 December 1812, a magnitude 7.1 to 7.5 earthquake triggered a 3.4-metre (11 ft) tsunami (eyewitness reported more than 15 metres [49 ft]) in the Lompoc area, leveling homes and missions in the area. It left a ship inland before taking it back out to sea.
No destruction was reported from a tsunami warning issued on Thursday, Dec. 5, for residents of the Northern California area in the wake of a serious earthquake in the Pacific Ocean.