While tsunamis are often referred to as tidal. “I regularly shoot wave footage here but I have never seen anything like this tsunami,” Peterson told Storyful. Tsunami waves may travel as fast as jet planes over deep waters, only slowing down when reaching shallow waters. Tsunami warnings were also issued for areas in the Pacific, including Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. A pickup truck is partially submerged in Santa Cruz, California as a tsunami advisory hit parts of the West Coast.
AP / Mark Rightmire The eruption took place in the South Pacific Ocean about 2000 miles East of Brisbane, Australia. Surfers take to the water just north of the Newport Pier in Newport Beach, California after a tsunami advisory was issued for Hawaii and the US West Coast on Jan. People in Peterson’s video appeared unfazed by the warning or the waves, with at least one person heard giggling as the water receded. Low-lying areas, such as harbors and shallow waters, were expected to see minor to moderate flooding, the agency said.
The National Weather Service issued a tsunami advisory Saturday for coastal California and much of the West Coast and forecast tsunami waves of one to three feet, which may also coincide with high tide.
“Hello world, we are surviving the tsunami,” said Pacifica resident Savannah Peterson in a video, seconds after a giant wave crashed over a protective wall and into her home. The underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific sparked tsunami waves and a seaside spectacle Saturday on the California coast - nearly 6,000 miles away. Mexico earthquake creates ‘desert tsunami’ in national park 1,500 miles away Huge 6.4-magnitude quake rocks Northern California Simulation shows tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid that brought 2.5-mile-high waves to Gulf Coast
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