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2. Where in Northern California is most at risk for tsunami ...

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   Humboldt and Del Norte counties have significant tsunami risk. Crescent City, near the Oregon border, is the site of California's worst tsunami disaster in modern times, and there are vast areas ...

3. Crescent City, California - Wikipedia

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   The tsunami wave travel time to Crescent City was 4.1 hours after the earthquake, but it only produced localized flooding. [25] The second and third waves to hit Crescent City were smaller, but the fourth wave struck with a height of approximately 20 ft (6.1 m) after having drawn the harbor out nearly dry. [25]

4. Battery Point Light - Wikipedia

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   October through March, the lighthouse is open for tours on weekends, from 10 AM to 4 PM. In both seasons, visits to the Battery Point Lighthouse and Island are only possible at low tides. [ 5 ] It is recommended that visitors research tide times before visiting, as the tide rises quickly at the point and the land bridge to the lighthouse can ...

5. The California tsunami danger is real. The 7.0 earthquake is ...

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   Most notably, the Alaskan earthquake of 1964 set off a catastrophic tsunami that devastated Crescent City, washing away 29 city blocks and killing at least 11 people. A series of nighttime waves ...

6. 7.0 earthquake rattles Northern California, spurs anxiety ...

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   California's worst tsunami disaster in modern times occurred in 1964, when a magnitude 9.2 earthquake in Alaska spawned a tsunami that inundated Crescent City, near the Oregon border.

7. List of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku ...

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   This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.

8. Christmas flood of 1964 - Wikipedia

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   The town of Gasquet received 26.6 inches (676 mm) of rain over an eight-day period, and Crescent City received 9.2 inches (230 mm). [ 7 ] The Klamath River reached flows of 557,000 cubic feet per second (15,800 m 3 /s), [ 17 ] submerging the town of Klamath under 15 feet (4.6 m) of water.

9. Tsunami warning issued for California, Oregon coasts after 7. ...

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   A tsunami warning was issued Thursday morning following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck in Humboldt County, 7 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, Calif., the National Weather Service said in ...