A tsunami clock has been issued for several parts of the BC coast after a large earthquake in the Pacific basin near Kamchatka, Russia, Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency information BC says there was an earthquake of magnitude 8.7 around 135 kilometers southeast of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk around 4:25 pm PT on Tuesday.
A tsunami clock has been issued for the north and central coasts of BC, the west coast of the island of Vancouver and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, including the great victory.
Local governments in these areas have been asked to activate their emergency plans by the National Tsunami Warning Center based in the United States.
A tsunami clock, according to Emergencyinfobc, means that residents must move away from the ocean and stay alert to obtain more instructions from officials.
He also asks that boat operators move their boats to the sea at a depth of at least 180 feet (55 meters) if the time and conditions allow it, and avoid the waters and shallow entries if they are already in the sea.
WARNING EMITTED FOR HAWAII
The United States geological service said the earthquake hit at a depth of 19.3 kilometers.
A Tsunami warning for the American state of Hawaii has been issued, with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the National Meteorological Service that said that a Tsunami of the earthquake had been generated that could cause damage along the coasts of all Hawaiian islands.
The Japan weather agency has issued a Tsunami alert for the Japan Pacific coast, improving an earlier notice that warned about a Tsunami up to three meters on the Pacific coast of Japan.
More to come.
