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Tsunami in Orange County Coastal Areas, California

Tsunami February 27, 2010 · Orange County Coastal Areas, California

$80K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A bait barge at Dana Point Harbor was snapped in half by a series of tsunami surges. A 12 knot current was observed with a three inch wave in the main channel. The depth in the main channel fell to 6 feet as the water receded. The normal depth in the channel is 12 to 15 feet.

The wider storm

A tsunami generated by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile reached the Southern California coast shortly after noon on February 27. The tsunami caused tidal surges of four to five feet over the course of about two hours. The speed of the currents in both Orange and San Diego counties were estimated to be 8 to 12 knots. The tsunami caused minor damage to structures and vessels, mainly in harbors.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 215757. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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