Was the Bay Area ready for a tsunami after Russia’s 8.8 earthquake? Here’s what we found

The Tsunami Advisory was canceled late Wednesday morning for the Bay Area as waves hit the California coast after massive 8.8 quake in the eastern coastline of Russia.

“We had some practice at the end of last year with another Tsunami Warning and so this was something that is always a surprise, but we were prepared. We brought together our city policy makers, and all of our departments, we are in close coordination with the state CALOES and the National Tsunami Center and the National Weather Service,” said Mary Ellen Carroll, Executive Director of the Department of Emergency Management…

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