No California tsunami danger from huge Taiwan earthquake, officials say

Times staff April 2, 2024

Officials said there is no tsunami threat for California and the U.S. West Coast after a powerful earthquake rattled the coast of Taiwan Tuesday evening.

The U.S. Geological Survey

registered placed

the

size of the

quake at 7.5 magnitude. Tsunami warnings were issued for parts of Taiwan and Japan.

The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said it had studied the quake and determined that the West Coast

did

does not face a risk. However, some areas “may experience non-damaging sea level changes.” The agency did not specify which areas may see changes.