TSUNAMI WARNING - What should I do?

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A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
BRITISH COLUMBIA INCLUSIVE...

EARTHQUAKE DATA...
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.4
LOCATION... 41.3 NORTH 125.7 WEST... OR 90 MILES NW OF EUREKA, CA
AND 300 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO CA AT 751 PM PDT.

IT IS NOT KNOWN...REPEAT NOT KNOWN...IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS...BUT A
TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE PERSONS IN LOW LYING
COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND IF IN A WARNED AREA. TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH
COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

THIS TSUNAMI WARNING INCLUDES THE ENTIRE CALIFORNIA COAST. ESTIMATED
TIME OF ARRIVAL IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 923 PM
PDT.

I live right on the beach.

 

[Ft. Worth Frog]

Keep it on the Weather Channel for now. Hopefully there is no tsunami, but if there is, stay safe.

 

[Se7en]

build an ark.

but seriously, stay alert to your local weather stations and national weather services. perhaps you could make a little drive with some of your more worthy possessions and stay at a hotel further inland for the night? good luck, deep, and to all of the west coast.

 

[RedRocksU2]

if you have XM Radio check out channel 247 (Emergency alert channel), they have continuous info there.......

 

[A_Wanderer]

It's been cancelled, but stay alert, those plate margins can be real bastards when it comes to accomidating stress, they are so cold and brittle.

 

[Sparkysgrrrl]

I was wondering the same thing, what do I do?
My roomate and I like close to the water, and don't have a car, and live in an apt building.
We're both used to Hurricanes and Tornados but I was at a complete loss as far as the Tsunami.

I mean, how often does a Tsunami warning happen?
Is there anything to do other than call a cab and get a hotel more inland?

I'm so glad it was canceled, I haven't been this scared is ages.

 

[BEVERLY56]

I would have been scared! Luckily it was a false alarm. But on the news this morning we heard about all the people who flocked to the beach to see what was happening. Hello? Do you not remember what happened to all those people in December?

 

[nbcrusader]

Just a quick drive up Newport Blvd. to higher land....

 

[corianderstem]

I was wondering the same thing, what do I do?

Get to higher ground, even if you have to walk.

 

[deep]

Just a quick drive up Newport Blvd. to higher land....

that is right

hoag hospital or cliff drive is

a mile away is
40-50 feet higher

just did not know
when to load up the pooch and go.

it can hit here just like indonesia

 

[trojanchick99]

I had no idea there was a Tsunami Warning until after it was cancelled and I live in Santa Monica... little disconcerting. Luckily the earthquake occurred on a slip fault not a thrust fault.

Oh, and it just keeps on shaking here. A 4.9 this afternoon.... fun, real fun

 

[No spoken words]

I work in West LA and live across the street from the ocean down in Redondo. Good times right now out here. The earthquake earlier was the 3rd one we've enjoyed as of late.

Hopefully this is the last of it for a while.