The coast of California is under a tsunami watch after a magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck the east coast of Russia, the National Weather Service announced Tuesday.
A tsunami watch is now under effect from the California-Mexico border to Chignik Bay, Alaska, NWS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. More northern parts of Alaska are under an advisory and warning.
The watch for California’s coast comes after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake rattled Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia at 4:24 p.m. PST. Several aftershocks have occurred near the origin of the temblor.