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A tsunami warning was issued across Northern California on Thursday morning following a magnitude 7 earthquake. It's a reminder to prepare and know how to respond in case of such emergencies.
A major tsunami could swamp significant swaths of the Northern California coastline, according to hazard maps reviewed by The Times, making it vital for residents to know whether they live in an ...
Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake off Humboldt County's coast prompted a tsunami warning. Luckily, the worst didn't play out.
While tsunamis travel at between 500 and 1,000 km/h (around 0.14 and 0.28 km/s) in open water, earthquakes can be detected almost at once as seismic waves travel with a typical speed of 4 km/s (around 14,400 km/h). This gives time for a possible tsunami forecast to be made and warnings to be issued to threatened areas, if warranted.
The National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) is one of two tsunami warning centers in the United States, covering all coastal regions of the United States and Canada, except Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Until 2013, it was known as the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.
A tsunami warning was issued for the coast from Davenport, California, to the border between Douglas and Lane counties in Oregon. The Tsunami Warning Center canceled the warning at about 11:55 a.m .
In some regions, tsunami sirens are used to help alert the public. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), located on Ford Island, Hawaii, is one of two tsunami warning centers in the United States, covering Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific, as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea.
A 2021 map shows the impact of a tsunami hitting the San Fransisco area - and the devastation it could cause. The map was thrust back into the spotlight Thursday when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake ...