8.0 Quake SE of Kodiak, Alaska. Tsunami watch for west coast.
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A Tsunami Watch is in effect for California, the Coast from the Cal/Mexico Boarder to the Oregon/Cal Border including the San Francisco Bay. Updates will be provided as soon as we have them#CAwx
Tsunami watch in effect for coastal areas of Washington & Oregon. First waves may reach Neah Bay by 455 AM PST. Further updates can be found at http://tsunami.gov or NOAA weather radio. This is the result of an estimated M8.0 quake 175mi SE Kodiak City, Alaska. #wawx#orwx
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 . – Event details: Preliminary magnitude 8.0 (Mwp) earthquake / Lat: 55.955, Lon: -149.227 at 2018-01-23T09:31:41 UTC 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 warning or advisory status, or canceled, based on new information or analysis. People in a watch area should closely follow subsequent tsunami messages.
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- BBC: Alaska quake prompts tsunami alert
- CBS News: Tsunami warning for much Alaska coast follows earthquake – live updates
- whio.com: Tsunami warning issued after 8.2 magnitude earthquake off coast of Alaska
- Reuters: Magnitude 8.2 quake off Alaska prompts tsunami warning
- khon2.com: Tsunami watch is issued for Hawaii after M8 earthquake strikes off Alaska.
- hawaii247.com: Very strong quake near Alaska, hazardous tusnami waves are possible
- staradvertiser.com: Tsunami watch issued for Hawaii after major Alaska quake
- ktva.com: 8.0 early-morning quake rocks southern Alaska
- The Telegraph: Tsunami alert for US west coast after 8.2-magnitude earthquake off Alaska
- stuff.co.nz: Magnitude 8.2 quake hits in Gulf of Alaska
- metro.co.uk: Tsunami warning after magnitude 8.2 earthquake hits off coast of Alaska
- The Daily Express: Alaska earthquake sparks tsunami warning across US west coast and Canada after 8.2M tremor
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