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Los Angeles Tsunami: Advisory Issued For Santa Monica

First Posted: 03/11/11 07:54 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:40 PM ET

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Santa Monica, CA Patch:

A tsunami advisory has been issued throughout coastal cities in Southern California, including Santa Monica, according to FEMA administrator Craig Fugate. The alert stems from a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that rocked the east coast of Honshu, Japan, at 9:46 Pacific Standard Time on Thursday night.

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A tsunami advisory has been issued throughout coastal cities in Southern California, including Santa Monica, according to FEMA administrator Craig Fugate. The alert stems from a magnitude 8.8 earthqua...
A tsunami advisory has been issued throughout coastal cities in Southern California, including Santa Monica, according to FEMA administrator Craig Fugate. The alert stems from a magnitude 8.8 earthqua...
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01:42 PM on 03/11/2011
I live 1 block from the Redondo Beach pier, and everything seems normal, though haven't actually gone down to the beach yet, though...
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rpr
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02:02 PM on 03/11/2011
It was a foot or so, only visible if you were right down at the beach and watched closely.
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02:14 PM on 03/11/2011
Thanks. I hear helicopters though, hopefully it's just regular crime and not more dead fish. (I'm wondering if that was somehow connected to what's going on now....)
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12:57 PM on 03/11/2011
Not much happening on Broad Beach, Malibu. Santa Monica is the same.
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cybolt
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12:20 PM on 03/11/2011
Local news hyperventilating...

From a helicopter reporter: "Well, I guess one of the waves has already come ashore. It wasn't anything as big as we had hoped to see...."
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12:34 PM on 03/11/2011
"hoped?"

Really?
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cybolt
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12:48 PM on 03/11/2011
Looks like my reply disappeared.

Yes, hoped. Can you believe it? Dude was flying over Ventura.

After working in TV News fo awhile, I tend to watch rather closely.
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TeeSC
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12:50 PM on 03/11/2011
That probably came off unintentionally callous but he's right... locals are salivating at the chance for some good waves in Southern California. 
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11:17 AM on 03/11/2011
I hope the authorities are correct and know what they are doing. My husband works in Venice Beach and I feel a little nervous about this, but they said no evacuations are taking place.
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TeeSC
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12:52 PM on 03/11/2011
Not even remotely... waves are minimal from what I hear... at least along PCH around Huntington Beach.  Zero chance of evacuations. 
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asterdarius
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11:12 AM on 03/11/2011
a block from the beach, notta. but you should see all the tourists who are waiting for the wave of death.
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cybolt
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12:18 PM on 03/11/2011
When I grew up in Santa Monica, we defined 'tourist" as anyone living east of the 405.
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supportamerica
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10:05 AM on 03/11/2011
It s not necessarily the incoming wave that does the most damage, but the back wash when it goes back out. Dragging everything not tied down with it.
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12:48 PM on 03/11/2011
That's what I hear... beaches are closed in Orange County.  Boss usually hits the waves in the morning before coming to the office but was less than impressed.
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