Earthquake Causes Tsunami Energy accumulates in the overriding plate until it exceeds the frictional forces between the two stuck plates. When this happens, the overriding plate snaps back into an unrestrained position.
Agoura Hills is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Its population was estimated to be at 20,843 in 2014, up from 20,537 at the 2000 census.
Housing costs are relatively high in all areas of the county. The county is divided into two major geographical units by series of northwest/southeast running hills; the 32 mile long coastal plain and the Livermore-Amador Valley. Elevations in Alameda County begin at sea level and reach 3,700 feet in east county.