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 small swell gently rocking the boats in Marina del Rey on Wednesday morning was a welcome sight after a tsunami advisory was issued in the wake of a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia hours earlier.

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has placed the entire West Coast of the United States under a tsunami advisory, with waves expected to reach the California coast at around 1 a.