A new video from the Bay Area National Weather Service shows the impact of a tsunami that started in Russia. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Russia’s eastern Kamchatka region, causing tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean coast.
As of today, the tsunami warnings remain in effect in California’s northern coast bordering the state of Oregon. California’s coastal region is expected to experience wave aftershocks for 10–36 hours, according to the National Weather Service.
Check out this time lapse of the Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay. Notice the abrupt up and down motion of the boats. A tsunami is not just one wave. It’s a packet of waves that can last for several hours. This rapid surging of water can create dangerous currents.#tsunami pic.twitter.com/qu5joaFgLG
— NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea) July 30, 2025
“Check out this time lapse of the Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay. Notice the abrupt up and down motion of the boats. A tsunami is not just one wave. It’s a packet of waves that can last for several hours. This rapid surging of water can create dangerous currents,” wrote the National Weather Service in a tweet.
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The time lapse video shows swaths of water rising and falling at the Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco.
In Crescent City, near Oregon, waves as high as 3.6 feet were recorded.
Russia’s earthquake is among the top six most powerful ever recorded. It’s the strongest tremor recorded in the region since 1952. The subsequent tsunami warnings also reached parts of Hawaii, Japan, Alaska, and Chile.
It’s not over yet: Initial wave impacts from the leading edge of the tsunami measured several feet at some monitoring stations, but “follow-up” waves over the next several hours often are LARGER. Don’t return to evacuated areas until the Tsunami Warning is officially lifted. pic.twitter.com/1ZePscYvYM
— COH Civil Defense (@CivilDefenseHI) July 30, 2025
In Maui, Hawaii, waves as high as 5.7 feet were recorded.
“It’s not over yet: Initial wave impacts from the leading edge of the tsunami measured several feet at some monitoring stations, but ‘follow-up’ waves over the next several hours often are LARGER. Don’t return to evacuated areas until the Tsunami Warning is officially lifted,” said the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency on X. Since then, the evacuation order has been lifted in the region.
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