Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

The updated maps — released to coincide with California's Tsunami Preparedness Week that starts March 22 — use new data and improved computer modeling to show how far inland a surge of ...

The updated maps — released to coincide with California's Tsunami Preparedness Week that starts March 22 — use new data and improved computer modeling to show how far inland a surge of ...

The updated maps — released to coincide with California's Tsunami Preparedness Week that starts March 22 — use new data and improved computer modeling to show how far inland a surge of ...

The updates to California’s tsunami hazard areas followed a devastating tsunami in Japan in 2011, which was triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the country’s eastern shore.

The report relies on a recently updated, interactive map from the California Geological Survey (see above for the conceivable extent of a tsunami in Los Angeles; check out the entire map and zoom ...

The tsunami that rose from this great shifting of tectonic plates reached over 115 feet in some places and ultimately killed about 230,000 people in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, the ...

The risk could be widespread, however. Earlier this month, a tsunami warning covering most of coastal Northern California was issued after a magnitude 7.0 quake struck off Humboldt County.

A map shows California’s tsunami hazard area, which is highlighted in yellow. Tsunamis are among the most infrequent of Earth’s natural hazards but preparedness remains critical (California ...

But if you don't have prior knowledge of whether you're in a tsunami hazard zone, and no maps or evacuation signs are available, aim for spots 100 feet above sea level and as far as two miles ...