Tsunami warning issued for California and Oregon following powerful earthquake

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a tsunami warning following a significant earthquake that occurred off the coast of northern California.

On December 5, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Humboldt County, California.

Following the earthquake, the NWS issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas between and including Davenport, California (10 miles northwest of Santa Cruz) to Douglas/Lane Line, Oregon (10 miles southwest of Florence).

“If you are located in this coastal area, move inland to higher ground. Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant inundation is possible or is already occurring. Tsunamis are a series of waves dangerous many hours after initial arrival time. The first wave may not be the largest,” the NWS alert stated.

See below for estimated tsunami start times:

Fort Bragg         California         1110 AM.  PST. December 5.
Crescent City      California         1120 AM.  PST. December 5.
Port Orford        Oregon             1120 AM.  PST. December 5.
Brookings          Oregon             1125 AM.  PST. December 5.
Charleston         Oregon             1140 AM.  PST. December 5.
San Francisco      California         1210 PM.  PST. December 5

For more, visit tsunami.gov.