Photos: Tsunami hits West Coast
Japan Earthquake
Credit: AP
Damaged boats are seen floating at the La Mariana Sailing Club, Friday, March 11, 2011 in Honolulu. A tsunami generated by the Japan earthquake hit Oahu causing damage around the island. A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control. Hours later, the waves washed ashore on Hawaii and the U.S. West coast, where evacuations were ordered from California to Washington but little damage was reported. The entire Pacific had been put on alert _ including coastal areas of South America, Canada and Alaska _ but waves were not as bad as expected. (AP Photo/ Marco Garcia)
