Tsunami Advisories Canceled on Oregon Coast, Washington Coast

Published 07/30/25 at 4:45 p.m.
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff

(Manzanita, Oregon) - Tsunami advisories all canceled.

Earlier article remains for reference

As of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, a tsunami advisory is still in effect for most of the US coastline, including the Washington and Oregon coast, according to the NWS National Tsunami Warning Center. These are in place until further notice, and it is unknown when they will be canceled.

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake offshore from Russia took place a little after 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The result was a tsunami warning for Hawaii and parts of California, and tsunami advisories for Oregon and Washington.

This was upgraded from a tsunami watch.

It was possibly the sixth largest quake ever on record.

Scientists have seen a good deal of wave oscillation, but so far nothing major has been visible on the beaches. Extra wave height of no more than a foot has been logged. Experts are more worried about unusually heavy currents beneath the waters, which could spell trouble for harbors as they did in 2011's tsunami from Japan. See Looking Back: Anniversary of 2011 Tsunami Scare on Oregon Coast

Oregon and Washington beaches are still considered a possible hazard, however. It's even possible the situation could worsen. Under this advisory are Port Angeles, Westport, Long Beach, Warrenton, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Rockaway Beach, Tillamook Bay, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Yachats, Florence, Coos Bay / Charleston, Bandon, Gold Beach and Brookings.

Even so, many coasties are approaching this with a bit of humor. Seaside Aquarium's Keith Chandler told Oregon Coast Beach Connection: "There was one structure that was damaged in Seaside. Someone had foolishly built a sandcastle near the water line and the massive 1 foot wave demolished the entire castle. OH THE HUMANITY !!!"

STATUS OF ALERTS ACCORDING TO TSUNAMI.GOV:

Tsunami Warning in Effect for;

* CALIFORNIA, The coast from Humboldt/Del Norte Line,
California to The Oregon/Cal. Border

Tsunami Advisory in Effect for;

* CALIFORNIA, The coast from Rincon Point, California (15 miles SE of Santa Barbara) to Humboldt/Del Norte Line, California including San Francisco Bay

* OREGON, The coast from The Oregon/Cal. Border to The Oregon/Wash. Border including the Columbia River estuary coast

* WASHINGTON, Outer coast from the Oregon/Washington border to Slip Point, Columbia River estuary coast, and the Juan de Fuca Strait coast

* BRITISH COLUMBIA, The north coast and Haida Gwaii, the central coast and northeast Vancouver Island, the outer west coast of Vancouver Island, the Juan de Fuca Strait coast

* SOUTH ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA, Pacific coasts from Chignik Bay, Alaska to Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska)

* ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska) to Attu, Alaska including the Pribilof Islands

Alerts in the following areas have been canceled because additional information and analysis have better defined the threat.

* The Tsunami Advisory is canceled for the coastal areas of California from The Cal./Mexico Border to Rincon Point, California (15 miles SE of Santa Barbara)

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