Coastal portions of Northern California were issued evacuation notices early this morning due to the tsunami warning issued at around 1:30 a.m. by the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. The warning was sparked by the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan. Santa Cruz County officials issued evacuation notices via a reverse 911 call to about 6,600 people at 6:30 a.m. this morning in low lying areas along the coast, as well as along beaches and lagoons. Monterey County, meantime, also issued tsunami advisories for residents in low lying coastal areas as well.
