Tsunami Week – Are You Ready Hermosa Beach?

The Hermosa Beach Neighborhood Watch is encouraging residents to think about how they will act in the event of an earthquake and tsunami. Most residents are not aware that in the event of a major earthquake, Hermosa Beach is at significant risk of being drowned by a tsunami. So the group is pushing Tsunami Preparedness Week, which is this week, encouraging residents to be aware that if a major earthquake displaces the ocean floor off the Southern California coast, residents in Hermosa Beach may have only seconds to get to higher ground – and city emergency services won’t have time to send out reverse 911 or similar alerts. While there won’t be any festivals or meetings, the California Emergency Management Agency will be having a webcast on March 29 at 2 p.m. on what to do.