From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Center for Tsunami Research, an animation of what’s happened, what’s still happening, and what will happen soon in the Pacific:

ALSO: Proof that NOAA’s not kidding: One dead, three swept out to sea in Crescent City, CA.

Eli Sanders is The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won this,...