Several U.S. states, including California, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska, are currently under a tsunami watch following a powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake that struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
🚨#BREAKING: Here are the active and current alerts following a significant magnitude 8.7 earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. In response, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued numerous warnings, watches, and advisories pic.twitter.com/tQfTiOwJFr
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Tsunami Warnings and Advisories
Tsunami Warning in Effect For:
- Aleutian Islands: From Samalga Pass, Alaska (30 miles southwest of Nikolski) to Attu, Alaska, including the Pribilof Islands.
Tsunami Advisory in Effect For:
- South Alaska and Alaska Peninsula: Pacific coasts from Chignik Bay to Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles northeast of Unalaska).
- Aleutian Islands: From Unimak Pass (80 miles northeast of Unalaska) to Samalga Pass (30 miles southwest of Nikolski).
Tsunami Watch Areas
A tsunami watch is currently in effect for:
- California: The coast from the California–Mexico border to the California–Oregon border, including San Francisco Bay.
- Oregon: The coast from the Oregon–California border to the Oregon–Washington border, including the Columbia River estuary.
- Washington: The outer coast from the Oregon–Washington border to Slip Point, encompassing the Columbia River estuary and the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- British Columbia: The north coast, Haida Gwaii, the central coast and northeast Vancouver Island, the outer west coast of Vancouver Island, and the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- Southeast Alaska: The inner and outer coast from the British Columbia–Alaska border to Cape Fairweather (80 miles southeast of Yakutat).
- South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula: Pacific coasts from Cape Fairweather to Chignik Bay.
Stay Informed and Prepared
Authorities urge residents in affected areas to stay informed and prepared as the situation develops. With the Pacific region’s history of seismic activity, vigilance is essential.
