Since 1933 , Crescent City , California , a small metropolis south of the Oregon border , has been desolate by 31 tsunamis , more than any other urban center in the United States . The tsunami get by Japan ’s seism were expected to hit hardest in Crescent City and actually end up causing significant damage to boats in the harbour and most of the docks .
But why do so many tsunami end up hit Crescent City the hardest ? accord to Slate :
The main culprit is the Mendocino Fracture Zone , an submersed elevation extending westward that guides tsunamis into recondite water , where they pick up speed as they go up the mainland . The West Coast ’s topography around Crescent City curves inland , which intensifies a tsunami ’s effect , and the shoreline of Crescent City itself is ( as the name suggest ) a curve within that curve ball .
[ slating ]
Update : Fuck . SF Weeklyreports that four citizenry have been swept out to the sea and one could be dead .
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