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12/5/2024
WT Staff
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December 5, 2024 updated 1208 pm PST
7.0 magnitude quake with strong aftershocks off California's Humboldt County coast sparks a tsunami warning
Tsunami Message 2 issued 1124 am PST by NWS Eureka
THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM DAVENPORT CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS LOCATED 10 MILES NW OF SANTA CRUZ TO DOUGLAS/LANE LINE OREGON, WHICH IS LOCATED 10 MILES SW 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.
At 1044 AM Pacific Standard Time on December 5 an earthquake with
preliminary magnitude 7.0 occurred 45 miles southwest of
Eureka California.
Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are:
- 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.
The tsunami warning will remain in effect until further notice.
Click here for more information.
Impacting Coastal areas between and including Davenport, California (10 miles NW of Santa Cruz) to Douglas/Lane Line, Oregon (10 miles SW of Florence)
In the latest update from tsunami.gov, 227 pm EST, officials are advising the tsunami threat has passed. Local forecast office of the NWS at Eureka has just rescinded the tsunami warning. More to follow.
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