Beaches throughout the county were closed Saturday following an 8.8 magnitude quake in Chile.
Beaches throughout Santa Cruz County were closed Saturday following an 8.8 magnitude quake in Chile. Authorities said the advisory would be in effect through mid-afternoon.
The National Weather Service called an advisory, rather than a warning, because the waves are expected to be less than a meter high. The advisory is for the entire West Coast.
The devastating temblor struck the Chilean coast about 200 miles southwest of the capital city of Santiago around 3:30am this morning, killing at least 82 people and collapsing buildings and bridges throughout the region. Every nation around the Pacific Ocean—about a quarter of the globe—faces a tsunami threat.
Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
