Photos: Tsunami advisory issued for Bay Area, West Coast
On Saturday, an undersea volcano erupted in the Pacific Ocean more than 5,300 miles away at Tongatapu, the largest island in Tonga, prompting tsunami advisories and evacuations along the California coast. The worst of the flooding occurred before 9 a.m., and California appeared to dodge significant damage.
HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 15: A small motor boat boat is submerged after getting pinned under a pier at Pillar Point Harbor during a tsunami tidal surge at Half Moon Bay, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. A tsunami advisory was issued for the California coastline after a large underwater volcano erupted in the Pacifica Ocean near Tonga.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 15: A surfer in distress caught outside the breakers gestures for help from the San Francisco Fire Department at Ocean Beach, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Waves were large during the tsunami advisory caused by the Tongan volcano eruption. PACIFIC GROVE, CA – JANUARY 15: Pacific Grove Police Officer Gilbert Alvarado places tsunami advisory danger signs at Lovers Point Park after authorities closed part of the park near the shoreline due to a tsunami advisory in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. An undersea volcano that erupted Saturday in the Pacific Ocean near Tonga prompted tsunami advisories and evacuations along the West Coast, including San Francisco and Monterey Bay.
Tsunami from underground volcano near Tonga hits the Small Craft Harbor in Santa Cruz, California on Saturday January 15, 2022.
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