oregon tsunami?

Question

earlier today in pacific time 1:30 am the uscg(united states coast guard) signaled tsunami warnings(which started because of a 7.2 alaska earthquake) from alaska to sanfransisco. does anybody know if the oregon or californian coast will be in watch for tsunami warnings? and if so howe bad?

Answer 1

It appears from the mechanism of the earthquake that this was a strike-slip event so the motion was horizontal not the vertical displacement that typically leads to a tsunami. Many of the folks who come to these coastal areas know that a tsunami or an earthquake or both could occur here."
About 85 percent of the tsunami-generated in the world take place in the Pacific. So this specific event was just a reminder that this is a very active part of the planet and that there is certainly a risk for coastal communities.

In San Francisco, authorities used the tsunami warning as a drill for emergency services, reports KCBS-AM's Mark Seelig, hoping to gather information on how well the city responded and to improve training for first-responders in the event a real disaster strikes the area in the future. No matter what coast you go tom there will ba a tsunami watch because you never know when an earthquake will hit.

Answer 2

I don't think you guys in Oregon have anything to worry about. I did a little digging, and managed to find this site. Hope it helps.

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php