At least 9 feet high tsunami hit Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. The water came up two stories into the buildings and businesses there at the harbor. Boats in Santa Cruz, California smashed against each other from the tsunami as it hit Santa Cruz, California.
http://www.statesman.com/life/travel/tsunami-swamps-hawaii-beaches-brushes-west-coast-1314406.html
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HONOLULU — Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and brushed the U.S. western coast Friday but didn't immediately cause major damage after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations throughout the Pacific.
Water rushed up on roadways and into hotel lobbies on the Big Island and low-lying areas in Maui were flooded as 7-foot waves crashed ashore. Smaller waves hit the U.S. western coast and beaches were closed as fishermen fired up their boats and left harbors to ride out the swell.
Scientists warned that the first tsunami waves are not always the strongest, and officials said people in Hawaii and along the West Coast should watch for strong currents and heed calls for evacuations. The tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory in Hawaii, and Gov. Neil Abercrombie said the islands were "fortunate almost beyond words."end quotes.
Because of tsunamis expect the Pacific Ocean to be like a sloshing bathtub for several days until it calms down. Though the worst will be over by tonight it still will slosh for several days as the energy traveling various directions across the pacific Ocean dissipates.
Earlier today, tsunami warnings have been issued in at least 20 countries including China, Russia, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand and all Pacific Islands etc.
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