Major earthquake strikes off the Alaska coast, tsunami warning cancelled
A tsunami warning was issued for parts of the Alaska coastline after a major, 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck 87 kilometres south of Sand Point. The alert has since been cancelled
A major Pacific Ocean earthquake that was recorded off the Alaska coast on Wednesday afternoon prompted a tsunami warning and advisory for parts of the U.S. state.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit 87 kilometres south of Sand Point, Alaska. It was recorded at a depth of 20.1 kilometres.
A tsunami warning and advisory was issued for the Alaska Peninsula areas, ranging from the Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass. Cold Bay, Sand Point and Kodiak were among the cities included. Both the warning and advisory have been dropped.
However, the Anchorage, Alaska, National Weather Service (NWS) bureau said on X that some areas may see small sea level changes, stretching from Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass.
A tsunami was confirmed and some impacts were expected for the locales mentioned above, but there hasn't been any verification of any effects from it.
There was no threat to other U.S. or Canadian areas along the West Coast during the alerts.
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