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

The San Francisco Zoo began moving its animals and staff to higher ground, while the Bay Area's BART metro system temporarily ...

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

San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management previously used the sirens to run weekly tests at noon on Tuesdays. SF's emergency sirens were silent for a tsunami warning. Will they ever turn ...

While December 2024 may feel like a lifetime ago at this stage, it was only a little over three months ago that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County triggered a widespread ...

Those findings were based on how, in 1964, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake in Alaska sent a tsunami toward California and did heavy damage along the coast near San Francisco.

The threat of a tsunami lurks vaguely in the minds of Bay Area residents — enough that San Francisco’s Java Beach Cafe serves a “Hot Tsunami” sandwich, layered with ham, salami and mortadella.

San Francisco is no longer under a tsunami warning after a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County at 10:44 a.m. Thursday. Residents were directed to move inland to higher ...

Mad chaos as San Francisco scrambled for a tsunami that never came. As their phones blew up with disaster warnings, some Bay Area residents ran for the hills – while others faced death with a shrug.