Video link to a local TV channel documentary of "Peril and Perseverance: A History of Disasters in Santa Barbara" . It includes oil spills, toxic spills, wild fires, earthquakes, and, yes a Tsunami .
More local links to Tsunami in Santa Barbara story:
- Massive Quake Sends Tsunami Waves from Santa Barbara Surfer blog
- 1812 California Tsunami Carried a Ship Inland from USC originally from LA Times
- The Santa Barbara, California, Earthquakes and Tsunami(s) of December 1812 from Dr. George PC
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http://sbc.lternet.edu/data/stearns_wharf/plots/plotTFP6.png Updated 03-12-2011
Video from the Santa Barbara Harbor shows how close the dredge came to smashing into the dock and boats.
Great pictures From the Air - Santa Barbara Edhat of the Tsunami approaching and hitting the shore and harbor in Santa Barbara, California.
From the Airupdated: Mar 11, 2011, 11:44 AM By Max Rosenberg from Edhat.com
Went flying today in a Super Cub to see the Tsunami hit in Santa Barbara, specifically over the harbor. 830 came and went and all we saw were many boats staying outside the harbor. We loitered for about 90 minutes and then it happened! It flushed in and out and in the pictures included you can see the dredge pipe get pushed into the harbor and if you look closely the buoys look like they are steaming at 5 knots as the surge went into the harbor and stirred the sediment. Then the water started retreating and the whirlpools started at the harbor entrance. Scary to watch.
No major damage reported locally. http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=50651
Plot of the Tsunami as it hit the local Wharf (pier)
Compared to a 7 day plot, check out the last part (this morning/afternoon) of the effects of the Tsunami - interesting
