Article by Amy Gahran.
Last updated at Fri, 11 Mar at 9:47am.

Filed 6:45 am: The earthquake that struck the northeast coast of Japan last night has sent tsunami waves surging across the Pacific ocean, leading to tsunami warnings along the US west coast -- including the San Francisco Bay Area.

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 27 Feb at 8:35am.

With an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hitting Chile, and a tsunami-watch across the Pacific affecting 53 countries--it's hard not to worry that California will be affected--not only is there a tsunam watch in effect--but we have those little things know as faults running under our state, hey, pract