tsunamis
7.8.21
Tsunamis can hit the California coast from several sources, both near and far. An earthquake off of Point Reyes could cause a small local tsunami, and Japan’s 2011 tsunami killed one person in California and caused $100 million in damage to the state’s ports and harbors. But a major earthquake in the Aleutian Islands poses the most risk because the fault there is in a subduction zone — the type most likely to cause a tsunami — and resulting waves would head straight to Central California.
—Tara Duggan, "Downtown S.F., North Beach included in new Bay Area tsunami hazard zones," 8 Jul. 2021 {12:23 PM}
Tsunamis can hit the California coast from several sources, both near and far. An earthquake off of Point Reyes could cause a small local tsunami, and Japan’s 2011 tsunami killed one person in California and caused $100 million in damage to the state’s ports and harbors. But a major earthquake in the Aleutian Islands poses the most risk because the fault there is in a subduction zone — the type most likely to cause a tsunami — and resulting waves would head straight to Central California.
—Tara Duggan, "Downtown S.F., North Beach included in new Bay Area tsunami hazard zones," 8 Jul. 2021 {12:23 PM}