NOAA Issues Tsunami Advisory for Oregon and California Coasts

The national weather service has issued a tsunami advisory for coastal areas of California and Oregon for a possible series of waves and strong currents that could reach the Western United States around nine PM Pacific Time. A strong earthquake struck near American Samoa in the southern pacific earlier today, generating a wave that is considered to be of low risk locally… estimates are that a series of fluctuations… of less than a foot… may begin around nine pm and continue for several hours. Officials advise people to stay off the water and out of low lying areas as a precaution. Once again, a tsunami advisory has been issued for the Oregon Coast for a series of small waves… estimated to be less than a foot… beginning at nine tonight and continuing for several hours.