7.9 magnitude earthquake off Alaskan coast triggers tsunami locally; Warnings canceled for US ...
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Tuesday morning, triggering tsunami warnings from the Aleutian Islands to British Columbia. The West Coast of the United States was also put under alert for potential tsunami waves. The temblor struck 174 miles (280 km) southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, in the Gulf of Alaska around 12:31 a.m. AKST Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake was rather shallow, occurring just 16 miles (25 km) below the earth's surface. As of 3:12 a.m. AKST, all ...
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