Special Weather Statement
... A strong earthquake has occurred but a tsunami is not
expected along the California/ Oregon/ Washington/
British Columbia or Alaska coasts...
No - repeat no - warning... watch or advisory is in effect for
these areas.
Based on the depth of the earthquake within the Earth a tsunami
is not expected along the California/ Oregon/ Washington/
British Columbia and Alaska coasts.
At 711 PM Pacific daylight time on July 4 an earthquake with
preliminary magnitude 7.6 occurred
in the Sea of Okhotsk northwest Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach Hawaii will issue
messages for Hawaii and other areas of the Pacific outside
California/ Oregon/ Washington/ British Columbia and Alaska.
This will be the only statement issued for this event by the
West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center unless additional
information becomes available. See the web site wcatwc.Arh.NOAA.Gov
for basic tsunami information - safety rules and tsunami travel
times.
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