Late Saturday, a Tsunami warning was issued for southern Alaska due to an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2; however, the warning was later revoked, according to monitoring organizations.
The Alaska Earthquake Center reported that the earthquake was felt strongly across the Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula, and Cook Inlet.
According to a video shared on social media, sirens in Kodiak, Alaska, alerted residents to a potential tsunami and directed them to shelters in the late hours of the night.
Impact Of The Earthquake In Alaska
The earthquake occurred on Saturday at 10:48 p.m., 106 kilometers (65.8 miles) south of Sand Point, Alaska, according to a post on social media by the United States Geological Survey. Shortly after the earthquake was first reported, the magnitude was reduced from 7.4 to 7.2.
The US National Weather Service claimed that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 21 kilometers (13 miles), and it also issued a tsunami warning. After the initial warning, the organization withdrew the recommendation around an hour later.
The National Weather Service in Anchorage, Alaska, tweeted that the tsunami alert applied to coastal Alaska from Chignik Bay to Unimak Pass, but that Kodiak Island and the Kenai Peninsula were not anticipated to be affected.
This was true before the cancellation. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency announced shortly after the tsunami warning that the islands were not in danger.
In the same region of Alaska, there were reportedly eight aftershocks, including one with a magnitude of 5.0 that occurred three minutes after the main quake, according to KTUU-TV.
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Alaska Holds Record For Most Earthquakes
Unauthorized reoccupation of hazardous areas was discouraged, according to residents, according to KTUU.
Small sea level increases remained a possibility, according to KTUU. Alaska experiences tens of thousands of earthquakes a year, the most of which are too small and deep to be felt.
The second-largest earthquake ever recorded occurred there, making it the state with the most seismic activity in the US, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.
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