What would it take for a tsunami to hit the California coast?
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.4. The time from quake to tsunami wave could be minutes or hoursLate Thursday morning, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook parts of Northern California, the shallow quake occurred 72 miles off the coast of Eureka and briefly prompted a wide tsunami warning. The tremors shook lights, sloshed pool waters onto land.
To answer that question, we're revisiting an interview LAist did with Elizabeth Cochran in 2016. She's a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
That quake was felt justly slightly on land and did not result in a tsunami. But she cautioned, distance from land didn't mean the coast was safe. Residents have been forced to decide whether to move or stay as an unrelenting landside forces power and gas shutoffs.Angelenos take on the impossible task of controlling Tree of HeavenRancho Palos Verdes says it's dealing with a much larger and faster moving landslideWith land moving 1 foot each week, Rancho Palos Verdes takes big step to try to slow dangerous landslide
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