Brookings in Curry County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
March 11, 2011 Tsunami
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 18, 2018
1. March 11, 2011 Tsunami Marker
Inscription.
March 11, 2011 Tsunami. . On March 10, 2011 at 9:54pm (Pacific Standard Time), a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan creating a major tsunami event for the entire Pacific Ocean, including the West Coast of North America. Approximately nine hours later at 7am on March 11th the first of many tsunami surges struck the Port of Brookings-Harbor causing massive damage to boats and the harbor's infrastructure, the dangerous surges continued for over 24 hours. Six boats were sunk and over 7 million dollars of damage resulted. This tsunami event caused the greatest destruction ever recorded to the Port of Brookings-Harbor.
On March 10, 2011 at 9:54pm (Pacific Standard Time), a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan creating a major tsunami event for the entire Pacific Ocean, including the West Coast of North America. Approximately nine hours later at 7am on March 11th the first of many tsunami surges struck the Port of Brookings-Harbor causing massive damage to boats and the harbor's infrastructure, the dangerous surges continued for over 24 hours. Six boats were sunk and over 7 million dollars of damage resulted. This tsunami event caused the greatest destruction ever recorded to the Port of Brookings-Harbor.
Erected by Ford Institute Leadership Class Project.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is March 10, 2011.
Location. 42° 3.074′ N, 124° 16.101′ W. Marker is in Brookings, Oregon, in Curry County. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brookings OR 97415, United States of America. Touch for directions.
(approx. 0.4 miles away); Memorial (approx. 10.8 miles away).
More about this marker. Marker is located along a boardwalk at Brookings-Harbor
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 18, 2018
2. March 11, 2011 Tsunami Marker
What Happened Here?
March 11, 2011
This chart shows the wave height propagation of the tsunami across the entire North Pacific Ocean caused by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake off Japan on March 11th, 2011. The different colors represent different wave heights. Note the red finger reaching out toward the Pacific Northwest. Underwater topography played a major role in determining the direction and height of the surges throughout the Pacific Ocean.
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 18, 2018
3. March 11, 2011 Tsunami Marker
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 18, 2018
4. March 11, 2011 Tsunami Marker
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 18, 2018
5. Brookings-Harbor
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2019, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 6, 2019, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.