A Tsunami Advisory for Southern California was downgraded to a watch on Wednesday morning. Several beaches will remain closed.

A massive quake in eastern Russia has prompted tsunami alerts for much of the West Coast. It's one of the biggest quakes recorded in the last century.

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.