Tsunami — Northern Monterey Bay, California
2011-03-11 to 2011-03-13 · Northern Monterey Bay, California
$26.6M
Property damage
Event narrative
A tsunami impacted Santa Cruz...in particular Santa Cruz Harbor. Impacts included: eighteen vessels sunk, four vessels capsized, 100+ vessels with either superficial damage or waiting to be assessed, oil sheen on the water and serious damage to harbor facilities.
Wider weather episode
At 10:46 pm on March 10, 2011, a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck near the coast of Honshu, Japan. The earthquake generated a tsunami significantly affecting California on March 11, 2011.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 288760. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.