In 1964, a massive earthquake thousands of miles away sent a deadly tsunami racing toward the U.S. West Coast. Despite warnings, many in Crescent City, California, underestimated the threat. When the ...
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How One Wave Destroyed an Entire Coastal Town
On March 27, 1964, residents of Crescent City received a tsunami warning they had heard before. Many thought it would be minor—just another flood along the shore. But this time, it was different. The ...
About three weeks ago, on July 30, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far eastern part of Russia, about 3,800 miles from us. This was a huge ...
The tsunami generated by the July 29 M 8.8 earthquake near Kamchatka demonstrates why Crescent City has earned the title “tsunami magnet.” By 7 P.M. PDT on July 30, the tsunami warning centers in ...
When 4-foot tsunami waves crashed into the Crescent City Harbor in rural Northern California last week, the dock nearest the harbor’s entrance — which was designed to absorb the brunt of the surge ...
Editor’s note: this story has been updated with a statement from Mike McGuire. Last week, Crescent City saw the highest recorded waves from a tsunami that hit the U.S. West Coast, triggered by a ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A tsunami sent waves into Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Russian Far East early ...
A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Russian Far East early Wednesday. The quake was one of the biggest ...
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