Tsunami Advisory until 01:38PM 
If you are located in this coastal area, move off the beach and out of harbors and marinas. Tsunami advisories mean that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near the water is expected or is already occurring. Areas in the advisory should not expect widespread inundation. Tsunamis are a series of waves dangerous many hours after initial arrival time. The first wave may not be the largest. At 1158 AM Pacific Daylight Time on September 18 an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.8 occurred 75 miles east of Petropavlovsk Kamchatka. Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are; Shemya Alaska 1225 PM. AKDT. September 18. The tsunami advisory will remain in effect until further notice. Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WESTERN ALEUTIANS
Address/Location
City of Saint Paul, Alaska
100 Gorbatch
Saint Paul, AK 99660
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-546-3130
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SAINTPAUL followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tsunami Advisory
