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Via text and twitter, telling people holive within three blocks of the coast or five blocks of the bay to prepare to evacuate. That watch was then replaced by an advisory to stay out of the water for 12 hours. That was canceled at 8 00 a. M. Like any day. Reporter people in the santa cruz harbor. Tsunami waves generatedded from a powerful earthquake in japan, hit northern california. While there was no damage reported today. It did get people thinking. Where to hide. Like go someplace in Higher Ground. Here on the coast, you never know about a tsunami. But its good to let the people know. Reporter there are reports of some people getting a text alert that the watch was canceled, but not getting the original alert. The department of Emergency Management says it is looking into that. Reporter and if you would like to sign up for emergency text alerts, you can simply text your zip code to the number 88877, live at ocean beach in San Francisco, anne makovec. Channel 5. I want to show you t
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Greatest show in hollywood. From get out to i, tonya grab oscar gold . The nominees are calling in. Their emotional reactions right here on gma. No one does oscar like gma and if they say they do, theyre lying. Good morning, america. We want to get right to that breaking news, a massive earthquake off the coast of alaska, 7. 9. It has sparked tsunami alerts up and down the west coast this morning. And listen to this again. [ sirens blaring ] that is the alert thats waking people up in alaska this morning. People are told to get to Higher Ground immediately and to take shelter. And in San Francisco, this alert going out to so many saying, prepare to evacuate and check on your neighbors. As you can imagine, the alerts cause a lot of concern this morning. Thankfully, everybodys safe at this hour. So lets get right to Kayna Whitworth is in santa monica, california. Reporter and good morning. So all the warnings, watches have been cancelled. Imagine being in alaska and waking up to that sir