Japan quake kills at least 13; more trapped in collapsed mall, factory
A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.
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A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.
A deadly earthquake rocked the southern Philippines, killing dozens of people and sending small tsunami waves toward at least three nations.
Members of the Bay Area's Filipino community expressed worry about loved ones back home after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the southern part of the country.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Japan's northern coast, prompting a temporary tsunami alert across the region.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government set up an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of damage.
A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far East, was canceled after small waves peaked.
The Santa Cruz Harbor, which saw major damage from previous tsunamis, escaped any major impacts following a tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Len Ramirez reports.
Even though the tsunami advisory was lifted for the Bay Area and other parts of Northern California, there was a scramble overnight to prepare for strong currents along the coast. Kevin Ko reports.
The National Weather Service says tsunami advisories are now lifted for most of the Northern California coast as of late Wednesday morning after the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake sent waves across the Pacific.
A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Department of Emergency Management are launching "ReadySF," a revamped emergency preparedness portal built to help San Franciscans — and anyone visiting or working in the city — get ready before the next big emergency hits.
Following last year's major coastal earthquake and tsunami warning, officials in San Mateo County unveiled a new interactive dashboard to help identify safe paths to higher ground. Max Darrow reports.
San Mateo County launched its new Tsunami Hazard Area Dashboard on Monday as part of a broader effort to better prepare for future tsunamis.
A tsunami drill will be held along the Mendocino Coast on Wednesday, the Mendocino County Office of Emergency Services said.
The day after Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen countries.
San Mateo County emergency officials are developing a new method of communication to reduce misinformation and confusion during earthquake and tsunami threats, following a massive earthquake that struck near Humboldt County in early December.
San Mateo County emergency officials are developing a new method of communication to reduce misinformation and confusion during earthquake and tsunami threats, following a massive earthquake that struck near Humboldt County in early December. Kara St. Cyr reports.
Following Thursday's Northern California earthquake and tsunami warning, experts point out low-lying parts of the Bay Area would be at risk during a tsunami, including areas not along the immediate coast. Kara St. Cyr reports.
Aftershocks continued to rattle the North Coast Thursday night into Friday morning following the powerful 7.0 earthquake that prompted a tsunami warning across a large stretch of California.
A tsunami warning from the National Weather Service revealed an uneven response by Bay Area cities, counties and emergency services on Thursday, after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County.
Team coverage of how Thursday's tsunami warning brought up possible issues with emergency response in San Francisco and elsewhere in the Bay Area.
For the third December in the last four, the Humboldt County town of Ferndale has cleaned up from a significant earthquake. Wilson Walker reports.
Thirteen years after tsunami waves from a Japanese earthquake damaged the Santa Cruz Harbor, officials heeded lessons from the event during Thursday's tsunami warning, including better crowd control. Len Ramirez reports.
Thursday's tsunami warning was a real test for people living near the coast. Many did get an alert after the quake, but it turns out a critical warning system in San Francisco was not working. Amanda Hari reports.
Thursday's earthquake that struck Northern California and the tsunami warning that followed had led to transportation impacts across the Bay Area, including a shutdown of BART through the Transbay Tube.
