The Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group is an interagency group working to reduce earthquake and tsunami hazards and coordinate mitigation activities on California's North Coast.

Cars and trucks tossed together near Nichols' Pontiac Oldsmobile dealership, Crescent City, California. Fires burning at the Texaco bulk oil facility are burning in the background. A Texaco oil truck carried by the waves severed power line and started a fire that burned for three days. Photographer: N. R. Farbman   

Whats New?

The California Seismic Safety Commission's Report "The Tsunami Threat to California findings and Recommendations on Tsunami Hazards and Risks" released.
 

The Orphan Tsunami of 1700—Japanese Clues to a Parent Earthquake in North America by Brian Atwater

 

 

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Page updated on: December 31, 2005