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The notices advised residents a tsunami could arrive along the coast starting near Fort Bragg at 11:10 a.m. local time and move along the coast in northern California and southern Oregon, arriving ...
1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States
A tsunami warning was issued for the coast from Davenport, California, to the border between Douglas and Lane counties in Oregon. The Tsunami Warning Center canceled the warning at about 11:55 a.m .
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California at 10:44 a.m. PST, with shaking felt across the region. The epicenter was 39 miles west of Petrolia, California, and was very ...
Five died from the tsunami in Oregon, [12] and 12 died from the tsunami in Crescent City, California. [13] [14] Property damage was estimated at $116 million [3] ($0.87 billion in 2023 dollars). [15] United States Geological Survey video explaining the earthquake and footage
In Oregon, 17 or 18 people died as a result of the disaster, and it caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. [3] The flooding on the Willamette covered 152,789 acres (61,831.5 ha). [4] The National Weather Service rated the flood as the fifth most destructive weather event in Oregon in the 20th century. [5]
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On 4 November 1927 a 7.3 earthquake struck Southern California causing a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) tsunami that caused some damage. 1929 Venezuela 1929 Cumaná earthquake: Earthquake On 17 January 1929 a 6.9 earthquake hit the city of Cumaná in Venezuela causing major damage and a 3-metre (10 ft) tsunami that swept away homes and killed 40 people. 1929