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Japan Tsunami Hits US Mainland Damaging Boats and Marinas

California – The tsunami which resulted from the 8.9 earthquake off Japan has now crossed the entire Pacific Ocean, and it’s carried with it quite a wallop. Reports are that Crescent City has taken the worst damage in California, with several docks and over 35 boats severely damaged. However, we have no major injuries or fatalities [...]

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Big Waves Damage Docks, Boats in Santa Cruz

SANTA CRUZ (KTLA) — More than a dozen boats were damaged in Santa Cruz on Friday by tsunami waves generated by a massive magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Japan. The waves first reached Santa Cruz’s Inner Harbor around 7:45 a.m. Witnesses at Pillar Point said the water receded 8 inches in about five minutes, then came [...]

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