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A tsunami hitting a coastline. This article lists notable tsunamis, which are sorted by the date and location that they occurred.. Because of seismic and volcanic activity associated with tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, [1] but are a worldwide natural phenomenon.
California-Oregon 7.3 M L 0 1873 Oregon-California earthquake [2] October 26, 1880: Alaska 7.0 M s 0 [1] August 10, 1884: New York: 4.9–5.5 M fa 2: August 31, 1886: South Carolina: 6.9–7.3 M w 60: 1886 Charleston earthquake: April 19, 1892: California 6.4 M L 1 1892 Vacaville–Winters earthquakes [2] April 21, 1892: California 6.4 M L 0
In 1964, a massive 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska resulted in a tsunami in Crescent City, California five hours later. The quake's epicenter was 1,600 miles from the town.
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A 2021 map showing how a tsunami could impact San Francisco was thrust back into the spotlight after a 2024 earthquake ... The most destructive tsunami to hit California occurred on March, 28 ...
California officials also have records of tsunamis hitting Northern California in 1960 and 1946, which each left at least one person dead. The 1946 tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake ...
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Of particular concern are signals of massive earthquakes in the region’s geologic history. Many researchers have chased clues of the last “big one”: an 8.7-magnitude earthquake in 1700.