Tsunami warning on all of west coast this AM

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A TSUNAMI WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM THE CAL./MEXICO BORDER TO THE WASH./BC BORDER ...
If you are located in this coastal area, stay alert for further updates.
Tsunami watches are an advance notice to areas that could be impacted by a tsunami at a later time. Watch areas may be upgraded to a warning or advisory status, or canceled, based on new information.


At 1232 AM Alaska Standard Time on January 23 an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.0 occurred 175 miles southeast of Kodiak City Alaska.
Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are;
Neah Bay Washington 455 AM. PST. January 23.
Long Beach Washington 500 AM. PST. January 23.
Moclips Washington 500 AM. PST. January 23.
Port Orford Oregon 505 AM. PST. January 23.
Charleston Oregon 510 AM. PST. January 23.
Westport Washington 510 AM. PST. January 23.
Seaside Oregon 510 AM. PST. January 23.
Newport Oregon 515 AM. PST. January 23.
Brookings Oregon 515 AM. PST. January 23.
Crescent City California 520 AM. PST. January 23.
Horse Mountain California 525 AM. PST. January 23.
Fort Bragg California 525 AM. PST. January 23.
Port Angeles Washington 530 AM. PST. January 23.
Port Townsend Washington 555 AM. PST. January 23.
Monterey California 555 AM. PST. January 23.
San Francisco California 620 AM. PST. January 23.
Port San Luis California 620 AM. PST. January 23.
Santa Barbara California 635 AM. PST. January 23.
Los Angeles Harbor California 650 AM. PST. January 23.
Newport Beach California 700 AM. PST. January 23.
La Jolla California 705 AM. PST. January 23.
Oceanside California 705 AM. PST. January 23.

..A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE WASH./BC BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA...

If you are located in this coastal area, move inland to higher ground.

Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant inundation is possible or is already occurring. Tsunamis are a series of waves dangerous many hours after initial arrival time. The first wave may not be the largest.

At 1232 AM Alaska Standard Time on January 23 an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.0 occurred 175 miles southeast of Kodiak City Alaska.

Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are;

Kodiak Alaska 145 AM. AKST. January 23.
Seward Alaska 155 AM. AKST. January 23.
Elfin Cove Alaska 155 AM. AKST. January 23.
Sitka Alaska 200 AM. AKST. January 23.
Yakutat Alaska 205 AM. AKST. January 23.
Langara British Columbia 210 AM. AKST. January 23.
Valdez Alaska 215 AM. AKST. January 23.
Sand Point Alaska 220 AM. AKST. January 23.
Cordova Alaska 225 AM. AKST. January 23.
Unalaska Alaska 240 AM. AKST. January 23.
Homer Alaska 255 AM. AKST. January 23.
Craig Alaska 300 AM. AKST. January 23.
Cold Bay Alaska 300 AM. AKST. January 23.
Adak Alaska 305 AM. AKST. January 23.
Tofino British Columbia 340 AM. AKST. January 23.
Shemya Alaska 350 AM. AKST. January 23.
Saint Paul Alaska 400 AM. AKST. January 23.

The tsunami warning will remain in effect until further notice.
Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.

California just can't catch a break

"Officials at the National Tsunami Center canceled the warning after a few tense hours after waves failed to show up in coastal Alaska communities." 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alaska-hit-by-79-earthquake-tsunami-wa...

((Zippy))

(((Tiger)))

why sometimes makes the tsunami and sometimes no?

i got people 5' above sea level in costal WA...

 

If the quake is deep and there is no surface movement, or if the surface movement is only horizontal, there will be no tsunami. A sudden vertical movement of the seafloor - up or down - is needed to cause a tsunami.

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AHHHHHHH!!!!!

 

Kodiak's a pretty cool place - great bears

thanks surf.

I'm glad I survived that one!

The surf attack of last week prepared everyone well for the swell   

It's all good. It dialed it's self back.

Tsunami's are pretty scary stuff.  Crescent City OR had a historic one many moons ago, i think.  

They moved Crescent City to Oregon?

Why was I not informed?

It was a state of Jefferson thing  (and that was the 64 Alaska quake that got it) 

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While not nearly as bad as 1964, the 2011 Japanese Tsunami wrecked havoc in Brookings, Oregon (right north of Crescent City) destroying the harbor, sinking many boats, and causing $8 million in damage.