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The Lake Fire was a large wildfire that burnt 38,664 acres of land in Santa Barbara County, California.It began on July 5, 2024, and was 100% contained as of August 4. The fire was the first to burn more than 20,000 acres as part of the 2024 California wildfire season, and was the fourth fire of the season to injure more than one person.
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 ...
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.
The Lake fire in Santa Barbara County is more than 37,000 acres, but fire personnel have worked to mitigate risk to Santa Ynez and Los Olivos communities.
A 2021 map showing how a tsunami could impact San Francisco was thrust back into the spotlight after a 2024 earthquake ... the entire Pacific Ocean wreaking havoc in Santa Cruz harbour to the ...
In San Francisco, a tsunami triggered by a large earthquake in Alaska would take approximately five hours to reach the city of over 800,000 residents, the 2021 maps showed.
California Fire News: daily coverage of the "Zaca Fire" wildland fire including fire perimeter maps, photos - Over 100 pages labeled "Zaca Fire" Associated Press: "Giant fire in Los Padres forest to cross into Ventura County" Los Angeles Times - "Santa Barbara fire flares anew" Santa Maria Times - "Zaca Fire takes unexpected turn".