Beachgoers in Portugal scrambled for cover over the weekend as the sweltering heat gave birth to a rare “tsunami roll,” or ...

A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A late-night 2.9-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

A chilling new scientific projection map lays bare the catastrophic consequences of Thwaites Glacier, known as the "doomsday ...

All across the nation, towns and cities along shorelines are developing strategies for expected sea level rise brought about by climate change. It is no longer a question of if it will happen. It is ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 2019 walking tour in Crescent City, Calif., shared facts about the destructive 1964 tsunami that wiped out homes and businesses and killed 11 people. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times ...

Read more: Where in Northern California is most at risk for tsunami flooding? Check these maps Fortunately, only a small tsunami ended up materializing, just 2 inches high in Mendocino County.

Read more: The California tsunami danger is real. The 7.0 earthquake is wake-up call to prepare California is home to a number of communities where evacuating quickly could be immensely challenging.

Those estimates were issued by the California Geological Survey and published in the city of Los Angeles' hazard mitigation plan. Damage estimate from distant-source tsunami: More than $1.4 billion.