FEMA relative scores

Tsunami Risk Rankings

The highest relative tsunami scores among FEMA county-equivalent areas represented in the city directory.

One FEMA area can contain several covered cities. Each area appears once below, with links to its city pages. The score is a relative comparison measure, not the annual chance of a tsunami.

  1. #1

    Honolulu County, HI

    HonoluluKailua
    Very High

    100.0

    relative score

  2. #2

    Santa Cruz County, CA

    Santa Cruz
    Relatively Moderate

    87.8

    relative score

  3. #3

    Pierce County, WA

    Tacoma
    Relatively Moderate

    86.5

    relative score

  4. #4
    Relatively Moderate

    81.1

    relative score

  5. #5

    Monterey County, CA

    SalinasSeaside
    Relatively Moderate

    75.7

    relative score

  6. #6

    San Francisco County, CA

    San Francisco
    Relatively Moderate

    74.3

    relative score

  7. #7
    Relatively Moderate

    71.6

    relative score

  8. #8

    San Mateo County, CA

    Daly CityRedwood CitySan Mateo
    Relatively Moderate

    68.9

    relative score

  9. #9

    Contra Costa County, CA

    AntiochConcordRichmondSan Ramon
    Relatively Moderate

    66.2

    relative score

  10. #10

    Los Angeles County, CA

    BurbankCarsonComptonDowneyEast Los Angeles+17 more
    Relatively Moderate

    63.5

    relative score

  11. #11

    Whatcom County, WA

    Bellingham
    Relatively Low

    60.8

    relative score

  12. #12
    Relatively Low

    56.8

    relative score

  13. #13
    Relatively Low

    50.0

    relative score

  14. #14
    Relatively Low

    45.9

    relative score

  15. #15

    Lane County, OR

    Eugene
    Relatively Low

    44.6

    relative score

  16. #16

    Santa Barbara County, CA

    Santa BarbaraSanta Maria
    Relatively Low

    43.2

    relative score

  17. #17

    Snohomish County, WA

    EverettMarysville
    Relatively Low

    36.5

    relative score

  18. #18

    Sonoma County, CA

    Santa Rosa
    Very Low

    29.7

    relative score

  19. #19
    Very Low

    25.7

    relative score

  20. #20

    Solano County, CA

    FairfieldVacavilleVallejo
    Very Low

    24.3

    relative score

  21. #21

    Anchorage Municipality, AK

    Anchorage
    No Rating

    0.0

    relative score

  22. #21
    No Rating

    0.0

    relative score

  23. #21

    Clark County, WA

    Vancouver
    No Rating

    0.0

    relative score

  24. #21

    Kitsap County, WA

    Bremerton
    No Rating

    0.0

    relative score

  25. #21

    Thurston County, WA

    Olympia
    No Rating

    0.0

    relative score

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Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.19.0, released March 2023. Hazard figures cover FEMA county-equivalent areas.

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