Visit this stunning city in California, where redwoods meet the sea, for historic lighthouses, forests, beaches, camping, and ...

In 1964, a massive earthquake thousands of miles away sent a deadly tsunami racing toward the U.S. West Coast. Despite warnings, many in Crescent City, California, underestimated the threat. When the ...

The tsunami generated by the July 29 M 8.8 earthquake near Kamchatka demonstrates why Crescent City has earned the title “tsunami magnet.” By 7 P.M. PDT on July 30, the tsunami warning centers in ...

When 4-foot tsunami waves crashed into the Crescent City Harbor in rural Northern California last week, the dock nearest the harbor’s entrance — which was designed to absorb the brunt of the surge ...

Editor’s note: this story has been updated with a statement from Mike McGuire. Last week, Crescent City saw the highest recorded waves from a tsunami that hit the U.S. West Coast, triggered by a ...

A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Russian Far East early Wednesday. The quake was one of the biggest ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A small California coastal city near the border with Oregon that has recorded dozens of tsunamis, including one that killed 11 people more than 60 years ago, saw little damage ...