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?

"Unlike earthquakes, however ... Read more:Why a massive California tsunami alert was issued — then soon canceled Additional, crucial planning remains in the works. San Francisco says it ...

And 7-foot waves resulted from a tsunami in 1927, generated by an earthquake about 5 miles west of the Santa Barbara County coast, according to the California Geological Survey. The USGS said ...

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

It's the unavoidable series of questions Christine Goulet gets every time she's asked what she does for a living. "When is the next big earthquake coming? Do you know where? When should we get ready?

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the town of Petrolia in California Thursday at 10:44 a.m. local time, generating a tsunami warning stretching from southern Oregon to San Francisco.

Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...