LIVE UPDATES: Latest on the earthquake and now cancelled BC tsunami warning

By Amy Judd Global News

Posted January 23, 2018 10:08 am

Updated January 23, 2018 1:04 pm

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LIVE UPDATES: Latest on the earthquake and now cancelled BC tsunami warning - image

A tsunami warning for the coast of British Columbia has been cancelled after a powerful earthquake struck Alaska Tuesday morning.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at about 1:32 a.m. PST and had a preliminary reading of 8.2, which it later revised to 7.9. It struck 278 kilometres southeast of Kodiak at a depth of about 10 kilometres.

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#Tsunami Warning previously issued for coastal areas of #BC has been CANCELLED. Continue to listen to instructions from local officials until the ALL CLEAR has been issued in your community.
— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) January 23, 2018

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In the event of a #tsunami alert, some communities may activate their warning systems & others may con't to monitor the situation. AlertReady is the provincial system used to notify local authorities & will include text alerts in April 2018. https://t.co/zUtQyvYb6I 1/2…
— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) January 23, 2018

2/2… Re: #tsunami alert systems: In addition to AlertReady, check with your local authority to find out what additional alerting systems may be in place in your community.
— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) January 23, 2018

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#Tsunami Warnings cancelled, however…. warnings for #wind (orange highlighted regions) and #snow (blue highlighted highway regions) continue for BC coast and BC southern interior. 986mb low located west of Port Hardy and strong front crossing #Vancouver Island! pic.twitter.com/SZoKk8fcZE
— ECCC Weather British Columbia (@ECCCWeatherBC) January 23, 2018

Huge shout-out to all of you who kicked it into high gear these past few hours to help with #tsunami warning evacuations. #patientcare
— BC Emergency Health Services (@BC_EHS) January 23, 2018

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Good work by @wmagnes @DestinationBC and @PreparedBC to create an emergency preparedness guide for BC tourism operators. This early morning’s wake up call serves to remind us to #BePrepared. https://t.co/UCL3H2dUkn #tsunami pic.twitter.com/uJgFUacpft
— Naomi Yamamoto (@naomiyamamoto) January 23, 2018

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