Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials.
1-3m doesn’t sound like much until people realize that it’s likely to be 1-3m of ocean behind it and not just 1 off wave like what you see on the beach
For the benefit of anyone who doesn’t already know, tsunamis are not surfable waves in any way. Don’t be going there expecting a giant Hokusai-style epic wave to ride into the city on.
https://www.tsunami.gov/ says that they expect it to be 1-3 meters at Hawaii:
1-3m doesn’t sound like much until people realize that it’s likely to be 1-3m of ocean behind it and not just 1 off wave like what you see on the beach
🏄🏄♂️🏄♀️
For the benefit of anyone who doesn’t already know, tsunamis are not surfable waves in any way. Don’t be going there expecting a giant Hokusai-style epic wave to ride into the city on.
Cowabunga dude!