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UPDATE FROM KOMO NEWS:
A tsunami watch has been issued for coastal Washington and the Puget Sound area, as well as the Oregon and California coasts, British Columbia, and Alaska. The warning follows a confirmed earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 at 3:25 p.m. PST, 315 miles southwest of Bering Island, Komandorski, and 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, in Russia. A tsunami watch is issued when a tsunami may later impact the watch area. The watch may be upgraded to a warning or advisory or canceled based on updated information and analysis. Emergency management officials and the public should prepare to take action.
A tsunami watch has been issued for coastal Washington and the Puget Sound area, as well as the Oregon and California coasts, British Columbia, and Alaska. The warning follows a confirmed earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 at 3:25 p.m. PST, 315 miles southwest of Bering Island, Komandorski, and 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, in Russia. A tsunami watch is issued when a tsunami may later impact the watch area. The watch may be upgraded to a warning or advisory or canceled based on updated information and analysis. Emergency management officials and the public should prepare to take action.The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center is providing emergency officials with live updates on the 8.7-magnitude earthquake which struck the Pacific Ocean off Russia, prompting widespread tsunami alerts.
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