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A tsunami warning for Southern Alaska was lifted two hours after it was issued Saturday night, after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula. The National Weather ...
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday morning, with a tsunami warning issued but later withdrawn.. According to the United States Geological Survey ...
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but the advisory was canceled about an hour later, monitoring bodies reported. The earthquake was ...
Jul. 16—Update: This story has been updated with a new article: 7.2 earthquake off Alaska Peninsula triggers brief tsunami warning, sending some residents to higher ground Update, 12:55 a.m ...
The National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) is one of two tsunami warning centers in the United States, covering all coastal regions of the United States and Canada, except Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Until 2013, it was known as the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.
Jul. 18—On Saturday night, Roger and Carol Christianson were settling into their RV parked at the end of the Homer Spit when their cellphones buzzed violently: A tsunami warning. A 7.2 magnitude ...
An unrelated power outage at the Alaska Earthquake Center in Fairbanks caused some alerts to be delayed, while its website was overwhelmed by the number of users. [6] The National Weather Service sent emergency alerts to cell phones in Alaska, reading, "Emergency Alert. Tsunami danger on the coast. Go to high ground or move inland." [16]
An earthquake occurred off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula on July 28, 2021, at 10:15 p.m. local time. [5] The large megathrust earthquake had a moment magnitude (M w) of 8.2 according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). [6] A tsunami warning was issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) but later ...