San Francisco, CA – Residents along the U.S. West Coast were assured Thursday there is no tsunami danger following a major earthquake in the Pacific Ocean near Kamchatka, Russia.
According to the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) in Palmer, Alaska, the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck at 8:58 a.m. HST (11:58 a.m. PDT). While the event initially triggered tsunami advisories, the center canceled them by 2:06 p.m. PDT, stating that no destructive waves had been recorded.
“There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska,” NTWC confirmed in its final bulletin. Officials added that residents should follow the direction of local emergency managers regarding coastal hazard zones, but no further action is currently required.
The quake’s location—off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula—was within the seismically active Pacific “Ring of Fire.” While the region frequently experiences large earthquakes, not all generate tsunami threats across the ocean.
NTWC emphasized that coastal monitoring networks are continuously active to provide early warnings in case conditions change. This will be the final message for the event unless new information becomes available.
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