Tsunami advisory issued for Bay Area following quake in Russia

SAN FRANCISCO The Bay Area and Central Coast are under a tsunami advisory following a magnitude earthquake in Russia s Far East according to the National Weather Facility Related Articles Day-to-day road safety tools at odds with evacuation times new Berkeley investigation finds An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after magnitude earthquake Who is watching for earthquakes volcanoes and tsunamis Trump is cutting the guardians at the gate The advisory extends from the Sonoma coastline to the Big Sur coastline and includes San Francisco and Monterey Bay the weather facility disclosed in a comment Tuesday Estimated arrival times Wednesday include a m in Monterey and a m in Santa Cruz and San Francisco Peak wave heights of less than a foot are expected The weather facility urged people in the advisory area to move off the beach and out of harbors and marinas Do not go to the coast to watch the tsunami the weather facility explained Tsunamis often arrive as a series of waves or surges which could be dangerous for multiple hours after the first wave arrival according to the weather arrangement The first wave or surge may not be the highest in the series The earthquake happened around p m PDT off the coast of Kamchatka Damage and evacuations were informed in Russian regions nearest the epicenter according to The Associated Press This is a evolving story Check back for updates