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February 27th, 2010

Tsunami Advisory in Newport Beach – February 27, 2010

Category: General Information

Tsunami Advisory in Newport Beach – February 27, 2010

Newport Beach with the tide way out

As a result of an 8.8 magnitude earthquake which shook the sea floor off Chile, Tsunami warnings  were issued throughout the Pacific including the Hawaiian Islands, the entire West Coast. The city of Newport Beach were ordering people off the beach, and were preparing for the possibility of a tidal surge surge in the Newport Beach area. I received a telephone call from the City of Newport Beach Police Department stating that there had been an earthquake, and there was atsunami advisory , and it warned residents to stay off the beaches in the event of a tidal surge. They were not ordering evacuation.

At the Newport Beach Pier, Lifeguards had prepared by parking all of their units on the pier – I have never seen that before.

newport pier

Newport Pier

There was also one Newport Beach Lifeguard unit on the beach which was warning visitors to leave the beach.

Newport Beach Lifeguards

The tide was out in Newport Beach, and the water had a discoloration to it, however they may have been as a result of the rain storm that we experienced today.

newport pier

At about 12:30 pm, small tsunami waves did hit the Newport Beach area, and then lifeguards closed the beach as they were expecting a 6-8′ tidal surge. The concerns were also from the strong currents in the ocean.

The tsunami advisory was a result of the earthquake off Chile, and this earthquake was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900.  

Make sure you listen to the Newport Beach lifeguards, and keep off the beaches

Posted by Sharon Paxson

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