A tsunami has been observed at the following sites

Date February 27, 2010

  

The waves are expected to first reach La Jolla, California at 12:02 PM PST on February 27. Estimated tsunami arrival times and maps along with safety rules and other information can be found on the WCATWC web site.
A tsunami has been observed at the following sites:

Location Lat. Lon. Time Amplitude
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Baltra Ecuador 0.4S 90.3W 1430UTC 0.45M/1.5ft
Quepo Costa Rica 9.4N 84.2W 1417UTC 0.27M/0.9ft
Santa Cruz Galapagos E 0.5S 90.2W 1241UTC 1.07M/3.5ft
Rikitea Fr. Polynesia 23.1S 135.0W 1534UTC 0.27M/0.9ft

Manzanillo Mexico 19.0N 104.2W 1709UTC 0.43M/1.4ft
Acapulco Mexico 16.8N 99.9W 1804UTC 0.54M/1.8ft
Cabo San Lucas Mexico 22.5N 109.5W 1758UTC 0.33M/1.1ft

Chatham Island NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1844UTC 0.24M/0.8ft
Hiva Oa Marquesas Fr. 9.8S 139.0W 1710UTC 3.14M/10.3ft
Papeete Fr. Polynesia 17.5S 149.6W 1808UTC 0.22M/0.7ft
Tsunami Forecasts at selected points – more on web site
La Jolla, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT Los Angeles, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT
Malibu, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT Pismo Beach, CA 1.4M/4.6 FT
Half Moon Bay, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT San Diego, CA 0.4M/1.3 FT
Humboldt Bay, CA 0.4M/1.3FT Crescent City, CA 0.6M/2.0 FT
Santa Monica, CA 1.2M/3.9 FT Moclips, WA 0.4M/1.3 FT
Santa Barbara, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT Laguna Beach, CA 0.9M/2.9 FT
Seward, AK 0.4M/1.3 FT Kodiak, AK 0.7M/2.3 FT
Forecasts indicate the expected height above normal sea level.
Tsunamis are expected to peak two to four hours after arrival.

Related posts:

  1. Pacific Ocean-wide Tsunami Warning Supplement
  2. Tsunami Information Bulletin
  3. Tsunami Information Bulletin
  4. Tsunami Information Bulletin Supplement

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