PORT ANGELES — The tsunami advisory that was in effect Wednesday following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Russia has been canceled, according to the National Weather Service.
An advisory had been in effect for multiple areas of the West Coast, including the outer coast from the Washington-Oregon border to Slip Point, the Columbia River estuary coast and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, according to a bulletin at tsunami.gov.
“If you are located in this coastal area, move off the beach and out of harbors and marinas,” stated the advisory issued by the National Weather Service.
Strong or unusual currents remain possible, according to a Nixle alert sent by the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management.
“Tide gauges along the coast continue to trend downward and a cancellation from the National Tsunami Warning Center is expected later today,” the Nixle alert said. “Please continue to exercise caution until the Advisory is formally cancelled.”
A tsunami watch began at 5:19 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Overnight, wave heights were measured at 1.3 feet at La Push at 3:42 a.m. and 0.4 feet at Neah Bay at 2:48 a.m., according to tsunami.gov. A wave height at 1.2 feet was measured in Port Angeles at 6:46 a.m., the website said.
The largest wave on the West Coast was measured at 4.0 feet in Crescent City, Calif., at 1:39 a.m., according to tsunami.gov.
The earthquake in Russia occurred about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, the National Weather Service said.
