Full Notification

At 1158 AM Pacific Daylight Time on September 18 an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.8 occurred 90 miles east of Petropavlovsk Kamchatka. Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are; Shemya Alaska 1220 PM. AKDT. September 18. The tsunami advisory will remain in effect until further notice. The Advisory is for Western Aleutians at this time. Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information. The City will monitor for any updates to the Tsunami Advisory and if it updated to Warning and includes Saint Paul Island. Updates will be sent via Nixle and KUHB.