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 triggered a brief tsunami advisory for a swath of the Gulf of Alaska coast, sending some residents to higher ground, but it was canceled about an hour later.
By Nouran Salahieh and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A tsunami advisory issued after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska late Saturday has since been canceled, officials said. The earthquake hit offshore about 55 miles southwest from Sand Point, Alaska, at a depth of 13 mi.
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 off the Alaska Peninsula on Saturday night led to a tsunami warning for surrounding coastal areas that was later downgraded, then canceled.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, and a tsunami warning for nearby regions was issued but
A 7.2 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands shortly before midnight on July 15, initially prompting a tsunami warning for the Alaska Peninsula, but not the rest of t…