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 following a tsunami advisory issued in the wake of a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia hours earlier.

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.