US: 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska Peninsula region, tsunami warning issued
World | July 16, 2023 13:30 ISTA tsunami warning was issued for some areas of the US state.
A tsunami warning was issued for some areas of the US state.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake was reported at 5.27 pm with its epicentre at 136 km southeast of Perryville.
The earthquake hit 91 kilometers southeast of the town of Perryville with a tsunami warning in effect for south Alaska and the Alaskan peninsula.
After a massive earthquake of 8.2 magnitude jolted Alaska, horrifying videos and pictures surfaced on the Internet. Perryville's viral videos show ripped roads and warning sirens blaring along the coastline.
A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit off Alaska on Wednesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed. According to the USGS, the earthquake had struck 99 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska, at 06:12:42 (local time).
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck some 300 km south-east of Kodiak at a depth of 10 km at 09:31 GMT.
Anchorage, Alaska: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has been recorded in waters off Alaska's remote Aleutian Island region, where a 7.0 quake hit just last week.The Alaska Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no danger of
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