California at risk of tsunami

More than 250,000 people living in coastal residential areas in California (USA) can become victims of tsunamis when a major earthquake occurs in the region.

Published on the Tsunami Awareness Week, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that waves of up to 8m or more could attack northern California following a seismic. intensity of 8 or more Richter.

The beautiful beach in Malibu can become "beach
Dead Sea " if tsunami hits - (Photo: AFP)

'Recent terrible loss of people and related tsunamis has raised global awareness of the danger of tsunamis' , reporting the events of the 2004 Indian Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Version 2011.

'Historical and geological evidence shows that the California coast has experienced similar tsunamis caused by massive earthquakes' , according to The Los Angeles Times.

The 60-page report also includes detailed maps showing the most vulnerable tsunami coastal areas, from San Diego in the south to Los Angeles and Oakland, near San Francisco.

The risk of always waiting for a major fault is called the Cascadia Reduction Area (CSZ), which runs more than 1,000km from northern California to the Canadian island of Vancouver.

CSZ has transformed itself and created at least 7 times the tsunami in 3,500 years, with a silence of 140 to 1,000 years. The last tsunami here was in 1700.