Strong currents under tsunami advisory for California coast

Swimmers, surfers and boaters are being warned of potentially dangerous currents, but there has been no major surge under a tsunami advisory issued for California after a magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Adrian Diaz said early Thursday that beaches just south of Los Angeles are seeing strong currents and a surge of about a foot – conditions he says are not particularly unusual for this time of year.

Orange County beaches, harbors, piers and marinas were reopened at 6 a.m.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued the advisory for a 300-mile stretch from south Orange County to Ragged Point about 50 miles northwest of San Luis Obispo.

A tsunami advisory falls short of a tsunami warning, and waves inundating the land were not expected.