SAN FRANCISCO – The Bay Area and other coastal areas of California are under a tsunami watch following a magnitude 8.7 earthquake in Russia’s Far East, the National Weather Service said.
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Watches are an advance notice to areas that could be impacted by a tsunami at a later time, and may be upgraded to a warning or advisory status, or canceled, based on new information, the weather service said in a statement Tuesday evening.
Estimated tsunami arrival times include 12:15 a.m. Wednesday in Monterey and 12:40 a.m. Wednesday in San Francisco.
Flooding is possible and people should be prepared to evacuate coastal regions if a tsunami warning is issued, the weather service said.
The earthquake happened around 4:25 p.m. off the coast of Kamchatka. Damage and evacuations were reported in Russian regions nearest the epicenter, according to The Associated Press.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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