Santa Cruz’s first Race the Wave run, on Saturday, Sept. 13, aims to help the community envision and plan what to do in the event of a tsunami.

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

Distant-source tsunami: More than 350 people could die or be injured along the Southern California coast if people wait to evacuate half an hour after an official evacuation warning is given. That ...

Happy birthday. John Horgan has been writing about the ins and outs of San Mateo County since 1963, beginning at the long-gone Burlingame Advance Star, to the tune of an estimated 7 million words.

(L-R) District 4 Supervisor Lisa Gauthier, San Mateo County Department of Emergency Management Director Shruthi Dhapodkar, and District 3 Supervisor Ray Mueller announce the launch of the Tsunami ...

Now, San Mateo County residents can use an online tool called a ‘ Tsunami Hazard Area Dashboard ’ to see what areas will be impacted by a tsunami. According to the map, coastal towns like Half Moon ...

The maps, updated with new data and modeling, show the potential inland reach of a tsunami in a worst-case scenario. Areas of concern include Alameda, Monterey, and San Mateo counties, where ...

Alameda County In a worst-case tsunami, sizeable areas of Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley could be flooded up to an 18-foot elevation. The Tsunami Hazard Area is extended inland by 4 or 5 blocks in ...

Alameda County In a worst-case tsunami, sizeable areas of Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley could be flooded up to an 18-foot elevation. The Tsunami Hazard Area is extended inland by 4 or 5 blocks in ...

To the south, some coastal communities along Highway 1 in San Mateo County are in a tsunami hazard zone — such as parts of Pacifica and Half Moon Bay — as are other popular tourist ...

News KTVU FOX 2 Town Hall held in San Mateo County to review tsunami warning wins and losses The county plans to improve outreach through text messaging, signage and evacuation maps.

San Mateo County emergency officials are developing a new method of communication to reduce misinformation and confusion during earthquake and tsunami threats, following a massive earthquake that ...