A magnitude 8.9 earthquake that erupted off Japan on Friday produced a tsunami that could briefly generate waves up to 2.3′ along the San Diego County coastline starting at approximately 8:41 a.m. today. And the tsunami will generate potentially hazardous currents, says the National Weather Service.
The news does not appear to be a major worry yet, at least for San Diego’s surfing community.
“Obviously, I’m going out surfing so this is not much of a concern,” said Scott Olson, of Clairemont. ” If there had been big waves in Hawaii, I might have thought differently.”
NWS is helping scientists to analyze and distribute information about the tsunami, which was triggered by a quake that began six miles beneath the sea floor, 230 miles northeast of Tokyo, at 2:46 p.m. Tokyo time (9:46 p.m. PST).
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