An 8.0 earthquake in American Samoa this morning prompted a tsunami watch in Hawaii and a tsunami advisory for coastal areas of Southern California, including Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
From weather.gov:
TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... THIS IS NOT A TSUNAMI WARNING OR TSUNAMI WATCH. REPEAT...THIS IS NOT A TSUNAMI WARNING OR TSUNAMI WATCH. HOWEVER...A MINOR TSUNAMI MAY BE RECORDED IN SOME AREAS OF THE COAST WHICH COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS CURRENTS AND SURGES IN HARBORS AND BAYS. COASTAL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATERS...OFF THE BEACH AND AWAY FROM HARBORS AND MARINAS. WAVE HEIGHT AND CURRENTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT. MINOR WAVE FLUCTUATIONS AROUND ONE FOOT ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AT: PORT SAN LUIS HARBOR.... AT 8:59 PM LOCAL TIME SANTA BARBARA HARBOR.... AT 9:03 PM LOCAL TIME SAN PEDRO HARBOR........ AT 9:06 PM LOCAL TIME SANTA MONICA HARBOR..... AT.9:11 PM LOCAL TIME THESE MINOR WAVE FLUCTUATIONS COULD CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS A RESULT OF THE 8.0 EARTHQUAKE THAT OCCURRED AT 10:48 AM PDT NEAR THE SAMOA ISLAND REGION. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE AN NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS. THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED IF ANY NEW DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE.
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