A tsunami watch was issued for parts of B.C. on Tuesday night, and it has now been upgraded to a tsunami advisory. Much of the coast is under the advisory, including parts of Vancouver Island.
The advisory has come after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck “80 miles (136 km) SE of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia,” according to Emergency Info BC.
A tsunami watch was issued on Tuesday afternoon following the earthquake, but was later upgraded to an advisory. As of Wednesday morning, the tsunami advisory is still in effect.
The Emergency Info BC advisory is in effect for B.C. Tsunami Notification Zones A, B, C and D. Those zones include Haida Gwaii, the north and central coast, and the northeast and outer west coast of Vancouver Island.
Zone A — North Coast and Haida Gwaii
Zone B – Central Coast and Northeast Vancouver Island Coast including Kitimat, Bella Coola and Port Hardy
Zone C – West Coast of Vancouver Island from Cape Scott to Port Renfrew
Zone D – Juan de Fuca Strait from Jordan River to Greater Victoria (including the Saanich Peninsula)
“People in coastal areas that are at risk are advised to stay away from the shoreline and heed instructions from local authorities,” the advisory says.
You can see the full list of recommendations for those in a Tsunami Advisory area on the Emergency Info BC website.
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