LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A powerful earthquake measuring a magnitude 8.7 off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula prompted a tsunami watch for the entirety of California’s coast Tuesday, stretching to the Mexico border.
According to the National Tsunami Warning Center, a watch is issued as advance notice to areas that could potentially be impacted by a tsunami “at a later time.”
The center issued a list of potential start times for tsunami activity — if it occurs at all — across the state, including roughly 1:05 a.m. Wednesday for Los Angeles Harbor, 1:10 a.m. for Newport Beach and 1:15 a.m. for Oceanside and La Jolla.
“Watch areas may be upgraded to a warning or advisory status, or canceled, based on new information,” according to a statement from the center.
The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services stated that it is “monitoring any potential impacts to the state” from the quake and tsunami watch.
The quake struck at about 4:25 p.m. Aftershocks measuring magnitudes of 6.9 and 6.3 were recorded over the ensuing hour after the original temblor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
More serious tsunami warnings were issued for Hawaii and the Alaska coast in response to the quake.
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