This is what I am wondering too. I checked the Tsunamis warnings after the quake hit. At first there was one for west coast and Alaska as well as other places. Then they took West Coast and Alaska off. I couldn't find a warning for the areas hit other than they said there is possibility of tsunamis near epicenter. I found this all very odd. I mean there is a giant earthquake in the ocean and nobody issues tsunamis warnings. Why were people on the beach?
Mindspy, according to a news report/interview just heard,
California earthquake expert said (paraphrasing):
- "Going by the nature of the thrust fault quake,
- the relatively shallow water,
- the nature of the coastlines with no tidal gauges to indicate the height of local tides,
- there was and could have been absolutely no prediction, no warning except one in the Maldives which was issued too late,
- all resulting in no time to evacuate after this particular quake.
- Sunbathers on the beaches, boaters, tourists and locals had no idea what hit them.
- More tsunamis can be expected along with after shocks in the affected areas for up to a year."