A tsunami that followed a powerful earthquake off the coast of Russia on July 29 caused $1 million in damage to Crescent City ...

Coastal California's Crescent City has been known as the tsunami capital of the country for decades. Here's why.

An aerial view shows Crescent City's harbor after tsunami waves, triggered by a quake off Russia's coast, caused close to $1 ...

Officials are warning people to stay away from beaches and waterways in a small California city near the border with Oregon ...

Crescent City's upgraded harbor helped the coastal town avoid major tsunami damage after waves from an 8.8-magnitude ...

Modest tsunami waves arrived in California after a powerful earthquake in Russia, damaging a dock in Crescent City.

A damaged dock at the harbor in Crescent City seems to be the extent of the impact on the Southern Oregon and Northern California coasts after an earthquake near Russia. Lingering tsunami conditions ...

The tsunami generated by the July 29 M 8.8 earthquake near Kamchatka demonstrates why Crescent City has earned the title ...

The first tsunami waves have hit mainland United States on Wednesday morning in Northern California, the National Weather ...

Crescent City, often dubbed a "tsunami magnet," recorded waves of up to 1.22 metres (4 feet) early on Wednesday. These were ...

After the 1964 tsunami, Crescent City built a rectangular boat basin. It is great at sheltering boats from stormy seas, but actually makes the effects of the tsunami worse, Dengler said.

Crescent City residents are particularly sensitive to tsunami threats. The town was struck by a 21-foot-high tsunami in 1964 that killed 11 people and destroyed most of the town center.