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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am located in SoCal (San Diego) & I have gotten tsunami warnings on my phone but so far in my area at least (!) everything is still pretty calm + on the news front I haven’t seen or heard anything so that is great news for us. 😃[/quote]
Is there an ETA? I don’t presume to understand how tsunami’s work, but I’m curious how it works.[/quote]

Californian here. I have gotten alerts too. You can see the estimated times in this article. However, I’ve seen a lot of warnings in my life and most are canceled or not a big deal.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/california-under-tsunami-watch-after-8-7m-quake-in-eastern-russia/amp/

We will see what happens when the surge hits Hawaii. [/quote]

Yes as Californians we do get our fair share of tsunami warnings & usually nothing serious occurs.

I personally wouldn’t worry too much about it &gt; this likely will pass.[/quote]

This one should be taken seriously. It stemmed from a 8.8 earthquake. I can’t believe you would advise not to take a warning seriously after the flash flood warnings and resulting deaths in TX. That attitude is reckless. [/quote]

I’m not PP but you need to not scaremonger. Santa Barbara is only under an advisory, not a warning, and these are very different.

https://www.countyofsb.org/4725/Tsunami-Advisory-Issued-for-Santa-Barbar

Obviously OPs kid should heed any advice given by local officials, and I do think this has the potential for serious damage in some areas, but right now, Santa Barbara is not likely to be one of those places.

It’s irresponsible to scaremonger as well as to ignore warnings. 
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Telling OP it’s likely no big deal is insane. Her kid likely knows nothing about tsunamis.  She needs to tell her kid to follow what local authorities are saying, That I agree with. Taking this specific scenario seriously is not “scare mongering”. It’s being prudent. [/quote]

It is absolutely scaremongering to reference the Texas flash floods when discussing a Santa Barbara tsunami [i]advisory[/i]. You are very, very out of line here. The specific geographies really matter here. Hawaii is at a likely serious risk, some of Northern California/Oregon possibly as well. Santa Barbara, thus far, is just under advisory. This is very different than a warning. You need to back down.

- Coastal Californian[/quote]
UPGRADE: A tsunami WARNING has now been issued between Cape Mendocino and the Oregon border in Northern California.

Latest modeling suggests a 3-5 foot rise in water levels. Elsewhere along West Coast, generally 1-3 feet.
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Do you know how far Cape Mendocino — the southernmost warning level in California currently — is from Santa Barbara?

Obviously people need to pay attention to their local conditions but for context, SB is about a ten hour drive to Cape Mendocino.

As of now, Santa Barbara remains under advisory level. If that changes, there will be tsunami sirens going off right and left, as well as lots of phone alerts. [/quote]

No one is saying SB and CM are remotely close. An updated warning was posted. This thread does not only pertain to one town. [/quote]

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