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Tsunami warning issued, then retracted, for the West Coast following large earthquake

The warning was issued and retracted following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California

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Seismograph with paper in action and earthquake (Getty Images/Petrovich9)
Seismograph with paper in action and earthquake (Getty Images/Petrovich9)

This story has been updated with the latest weather forecast.

The National Weather Service has retracted a tsunami warning that it had issued following a large earthquake off the coast of Northern California, saying that the West Coast is no longer in danger.

The original alert, issued at 1:49 p.m. Eastern Time, covered coastal areas from Davenport, California, near Santa Cruz, to just south of Florence, Oregon. A warning means "that a tsunami with significant inundation is possible or is already according," according to NWS, which had urged those in affected areas to "move inland to higher ground."

The warning came after a 7.0 magnitude was detected in the Pacific Ocean near Eureka, California. It was retracted within the hour, NWS's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center stating: "There is no longer a tsunami threat from this earthquake.

By Charles R. Davis

Charles R. Davis is Salon's news editor. His work has aired on public radio and been published by outlets such as The Guardian, The Daily Beast, The New Republic and Columbia Journalism Review.


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