Since the tsunami hit beaches in Los Angeles and Orange counties around 2 a.m., police in several coastal cities reported no activity or calls for service to the water. Weather experts warned that fluctuations in the tide could continue Wednesday.

A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings -- and evacuations of coastal areas -- in Hawaii and alerts all down the U.S. West Coast. After the initial tsunami waves had washed ashore in Hawaii and along the West Coast,

From the Santa Monica Bay to Hawaii and beyond, coastal residents had their day upended by a faraway massive earthquake in Russia that brought tsunami alerts to a wide swath of the Pacific.