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Tsunami advisory canceled for Bay Area in US California

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-01-17 10:09

A Lifeguard truck is see in parked in Venice beach while people observe big waves crashing in the breakwater in Los Angeles, California, on Jan 15, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]

SAN FRANCISCO -- The tsunami advisory triggered Saturday by a volcanic eruption near Tonga has been canceled in the US state of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, the National Weather Service said Sunday.

The advisory ended Saturday night for the Bay Area and early Sunday for the rest of the state, the weather service tweeted.

Tsunami advisories can be canceled when wave heights stay below 0.3 meters for three hours, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center protocol.

California officials warned residents to remain cautious near the coastline "as lingering strong currents likely exist," the weather service said.

Tsunami warnings were also lifted in countries around the Pacific Rim, with the US Tsunami Warning System map showing none in effect Sunday morning, according to a report by San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday.

The underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga triggered tsunami along California's Pacific coast Saturday, resulting in beach closures, evacuations in Berkeley's Marina and flooding at the Santa Cruz Harbor, the report said.

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