Yesterday the land and reefs of the Solomon Islands were shaken by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake. Despite the quake’s strength, scientists at the National Weather Station do not believe it poses a tsunami threat to the western coast of North America. “A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, [...]
Yesterday the land and reefs of the Solomon Islands were shaken by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake. Despite the quake’s strength, scientists at the National Weather Station do not believe it poses a tsunami threat to the western coast of North America.
“A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.
Based on the earthquake magnitude and historic tsunami records, a damaging tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska coasts. At coastal locations which have experienced strong ground shaking, local tsunamis are possible due to underwater landslides.
At 2:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time on April 11, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.0 occurred near the Solomon Islands.”
We wish the Solomon people all the best and hope for a speedy recovery. Sidenote: For some beautiful land and underwater images of this Pacific Ocean wonderland, check out Tom Gruber’s Flicker Set.
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