Tsunami Warning
From the National Weather Service
| STARTED: | Today @ 2:19 a.m. |
| ENDED: | Today @ 3:49 a.m. |
| SEVERITY: | Extreme |
| URGENCY: | Immediate |
| AREAS: | Northern Humboldt Coast; Coastal Del Norte |
DESCRIPTION
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 425 PM Pacific Daylight Time on July 29 an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.8 occurred 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk Kamchatka.
The tsunami warning will remain in effect until further notice. Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.
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