Tsunami alerts issued for Alaska, West Coast after magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: USA Today

A magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, triggering tsunami alerts for the entire U.S. West Coast and portions of the Alaska Aleutian Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The earthquake was recorded at 7:24 p.m. ET, about 78 miles east-southeast of of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said in its updated assessment. The agency said the quake was shallow, at a depth of about 11 miles.

A tsunami warning was in place along Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands. Residents in the islands were advised to move out of the water and away from beaches, harbors, marines and inlets.

Tsunamis can generate strong waves and currents, with waves that may last up to 45 minutes as it encroaches and recedes, the warning center stated. Coasts facing all directions are threatened because the waves can wrap around islands and headlands and into Bays.



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[scipan]

1. Big one

BULLETIN
Public Tsunami Message Number 3
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
627 PM PDT Tue Jul 29 2025

UPDATES
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* Revised alert areas
* Revised forecast information


...THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...

Tsunami Warning in Effect for;

* ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, Samalga Pass, Alaska (30 miles SW of
Nikolski) to Attu, Alaska including the Pribilof Islands


Tsunami Advisory in Effect for;

* CALIFORNIA, The coast from The Cal./Mexico Border to The
Oregon/Cal. Border including San Francisco Bay

* OREGON, The coast from The Oregon/Cal. Border to The
Oregon/Wash. Border including the Columbia River estuary
coast

* WASHINGTON, Outer coast from the Oregon/Washington border
to Slip Point, Columbia River estuary coast, and the Juan de Fuca Strait coast

* BRITISH COLUMBIA, The north coast and Haida Gwaii, the central coast and northeast Vancouver Island, the outer west coast of Vancouver Island, the Juan de Fuca Strait coast

Tsunami.gov

[Mz Pip]

2. We've had 3 alerts on our phone

ETA is shortly after midnight. I don’t really expect there will be much more than some big waves around here.