UPDATE (4:24 a.m.): The tsunami watch for California's coast has been canceled, according to the National Weather Service's Los Angeles office.
The Tsunami Watch for the California coast has been cancelled. #cawx
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) January 23, 2018
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UPDATE (2:56 a.m.): The United States Geological Survey now says this morning's earthquake off Alaska was a magnitude 7.9.
The USGS says there have been two aftershocks, a 5.0 and a 4.7.
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UPDATE (2:23 a.m.): The National Weather Service's Los Angeles office says a potential tsunami would hit southwest California between 6-7 a.m.
8.2 earthquake 175 miles SE of Kodiak Alaska prompts a Tsunami Watch for California. Timing of the potential tsunami would be approximately between 6 and 7 am for southwest California. More details to come as they become available. https://t.co/g7F0vIIWsU
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) January 23, 2018
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska; tsunami warning issued.
According to the National Weather Service's Bay Area office, a tsunami watch is in place along the California coast from the California-Mexico border to the California-Oregon border.
A Tsunami Watch is in effect for California, the Coast from the Cal/Mexico Boarder to the Oregon/Cal Border including the San Francisco Bay. Updates will be provided as soon as we have them#CAwx
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) January 23, 2018
