After a preliminary 7.0 magnitude earthquake off Humboldt County, Californians were urged to evacuate beaches due to a tsunami warning, which was thankfully canceled within the hour.
The California Department of Conservation's tsunami map website faced significant access issues after the earthquake, reflecting a surge in public traffic and resulting in HTTP Error 503.
Despite the congestion on the Department of Conservation's site, resources such as SF72 and the Office of Emergency Services' MyHazards site remained operational, albeit slowly.
The incident underscores the critical need for robust digital infrastructure to handle spikes in traffic during emergencies, as many sought immediate access to tsunami maps.
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