Tsunami from Japan Quake Hits California and Oregon

The tsunami, caused from the 8.9 earthquake in Japan, hit the West Coast this morning. The 6-to-8 foot waves crashed into the beaches and docks of California and Oregon.  The waves flooded beaches and harbors, splittering docks, crushing scores of boats and triggering evacuations of shoreline residents. One man was swept into the sea, when he was taking photographs with two friends at the mouth of the Klamath River. The two friends were able to swim to safety. A state of an emergency has been declared in the counties along the coast. No fatalities have been recorded and the estimated amount of damage is still unknown. The damages fluctuated with each area. A town in Oregon, the whole bay was destroyed, but in Ventura, Ca.; a man was able to go surfing.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-japan-quake-tsunami-pacific-20110312,0,6166213.story?page=2