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By lmurphy March 4, 2021 3:44 pm Courtesy Whatcom Unified Emergency Management
SEATTLE, Wash. Experts say the 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand Thursday will not impact Washington.
An initial alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves have been observed as a result of the quake and warned that some of those hazardous waves could hit some coasts.
But Whatcom Emergency Management Deputy Director John Gargett says that there currently is no impact predicted for Whatcom County.
The Washington State Emergency Management Division says there are no current watches, warnings or advisories issued for the west coast of the U.S.
State continues work to install earthquake early-warning system despite COVID-19 Abby Acone, KOMO News meteorologist/reporter
State continues work to install earthquake early-warning system despite COVID-19 UP NEXT
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has not slowed work to track earthquake activity around Western Washington, and in fact, experts say they have made more progress in their efforts than ever before in a single year.
The work has been ongoing as the 20th anniversary of the devastating Nisqually earthquake nears.
On Feb. 28, 2001, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Puget Sound. Although the shaking lasted less than one minute, the impact of the Nisqually quake has loomed large over the region for the past two decades, leading to big changes in how scientists track these natural disasters.
Starting March 11, 2021, ShakeAlert-powered earthquake early warning alerts will be available for delivery directly to wireless devices in Oregon.
In May 2021, Washington state will follow suit and complete the ShakeAlert public alerting rollout across the entire West Coast. California enabled ShakeAlert-powered alerts in October 2019.
As massive slabs of Earth squish into and grind past each other off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, many people may wonder when they will feel ensuing earthquakes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Although the USGS cannot predict where and when future earthquakes will occur, the bureau, along with a team of organizations, helped create a system that can provide vital seconds of warning that an earthquake is happening and shaking is imminent.
Earthquake Early Warning System to Launch in Oregon
The USGS ShakeAlert system comes online here March 11 and could give users vital seconds of warning before quakes are felt.
By
Fiona McCann
2/18/2021 at 9:57am
If youâre worried about the Big Oneâand guess what, around these parts youâre not aloneâsome promising news: an early warning system is coming Oregonâs way that could give us valuable seconds to seek protection before its effects hit.
The ShakeAlert Early Warning System will be available to Oregonians from March 11, thanks to a public alert rollout from the US Geological Survey that will ultimately span the entire West Coast.