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.

He said the damage and wave action was reminiscent of what the harbor endured in 2011, after an 8.9 earthquake off the coast of Japan caused a tsunami surge in Santa Cruz that sunk 17 vessels ...

A tsunami warning on Thursday allowed Santa Cruz County official to see how well their emergency operation plans came together in a case of impending disaster. News Today's news ...