Officials from the National Weather Service have issued a tsunami warning after magnitude 8.7 earthquake occurred at 4:25pm 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka in Russia.
The resulting tsunami is expected to hit California’s coastal regions at about midnight.
According to the National Weather Service, a tsunami advisory includes the coastal areas of California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia from the California-Mexico border to Alaska.
The Weather Service advises that everyone in the area move off the beach and out of harbors and marinas.
The Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience said that tsunami heights are forecasted to be less than 1 foot, and to avoid coastal areas as a precaution.
No evacuations are advised at this time.
The County of Santa Cruz will issue further information as needed. Visit tsunami.gov/ for more information.
The City of Monterey Police Department is issuing an evacuation warning to all persons living aboard vessels in the Monterey Harbor District area. The department recommends that these people seek other lodging arrangements for the duration of the tsunami advisory for California coastal counties.
The National Weather Service predicts the tsunami will hit the following areas at the following times:
July 29
Langara British Columbia 10:05pm
Tofino British Columbia 11:30pm
La Push Washington 11:35pm
Neah Bay Washington 11:40pm
Port Orford Oregon 11:40pm
Long Beach Washington 11:45pm
Charleston Oregon 11:45pm
Brookings Oregon 11:50pm.
Fort Bragg California 11:50pm
Moclips Washington 11:50pm
Westport Washington 11:55pm
Seaside Oregon 11:55pm
Newport Oregon 11:55pm
Crescent City California 11:55pm
July 30
Monterey California 1215am
Port Angeles Washington 12:20am
Port San Luis California 12:35am
San Francisco California 12:40am
Port Townsend Washington 12:45am
Santa Barbara California 12:50am
Los Angeles Harbor California 1:05am
Newport Beach California 1:10am
Bellingham Washington 1:10am
Oceanside California 1:15am
La Jolla California 1:15am
Tacoma Washington 2am
