Specifically, the warning covered the region stretching from the Oregon-California border to Cape Mendocino in Northern California, including Humboldt and Del Norte counties—a red zone where residents were urged to evacuate immediately due to the imminent threat of dangerous waves.

A small California coastal city near the border with Oregon that has recorded dozens of tsunamis, including one that killed 11 people more than 60 years ago, saw little damage Wednesday as locals returned to their routines amid sunny skies in the town known as a tsunami magnet.

Tsunami warnings were issued around the globe today. It comes after an 8.8 magnitude Earthquake hit off Russia's Eastern Coast last night.