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?

Fear, anxiety and confusion swept across the West Coast early Thursday when a rare tsunami warning was issued for parts of Northern California and southern Oregon following a magnitude 7 ...

California's coastal areas are obviously at highest risk from an incoming tsunami. But how far inland does the threat extend? The answer might surprise you. Tsunami hazard areas can be quite large ...

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

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 ...

The warning applied to 5.3 million people in California, according to the Associated ... I'd seen a different government map of the local tsunami risk, made several years ago.

While the San Andreas Fault—California's primary fault line—is not prone to generating major tsunamis, other offshore faults and underwater landslides could pose a localized tsunami risk.

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entire California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be? A single tsunami likely won't cause the worst-case scenario for every region. But in total ...