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No tsunami threat to B.C. coast following 7.8-magnitude quake off Russia
Authorities confirm no tsunami risk for British Columbia and Hawaii after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, with warnings limited to Alaska's Aleutian Islands, officials said.
- On Sept. 18, British Columbia provincial authorities said no coastal zones in B.C. are at risk following a 7.8-magnitude quake near the Kamchatka Peninsula recorded by the USGS and PTWC.
- The USGS said the Sept. 18 quake was an aftershock of the earthquake off Kamchatka on July 29, which triggered Pacific tsunami advisories, Hawaii officials confirmed Thursday.
- The USGS described it as an aftershock of an 8.8 earthquake and resulting from shallow reverse faulting; PTWC and Hawaii officials said no tsunami threat exists, and the National Tsunami Warning Center only issued advisories for Alaska's Aleutian Islands and Amchitka Pass.
- West-Coast communities took precautions, with Tofino briefly closing beaches and Kamchatka's authorities alerting residents after the quake, Reuters reported.
- Officials remind residents that B.C.'s Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness Guide advises grab bags, first aid, and storing two weeks of supplies, while Canada's Earthquake Early Warning system urges staying informed amid around 4,000 earthquakes per year.
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BC Coast Faces No Tsunami Threat After 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake Near Russia: Emergency Office
B.C. provincial authorities say the province’s coast is not at risk after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula around noon Pacific Time on Sept. 18. The earthquake struck about 9.6 kilometres under the water, around 410 kilometres southwest of Bering Island, Russia, prompting tsunami warnings for Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and the Amchitka Pass from the U.S. National Weather Service. In a Sept. 18 statement around 1…
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No tsunami threat to B.C. after 7.8-magnitude quake off Russia
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