What would a 9.0 earthquake do to California?
A catastrophic M9. 0 CSZ earthquake would cause violent ground shaking in several coastal areas in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino counties and generate a tsunami with estimated wave heights of between 5 and 15 meters (16 – 49 ft.) in Crescent City, and up to 12 meters (39 ft.) in Eureka/Humboldt Bay.
A catastrophic M9. 0 CSZ earthquake would cause violent ground shaking in several coastal areas in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino counties and generate a tsunami with estimated wave heights of between 5 and 15 meters (16 – 49 ft.) in Crescent City, and up to 12 meters (39 ft.) in Eureka/Humboldt Bay.