Tsunami warnings canceled after magnitude-7.9 earthquake off Alaska

Tsunami warnings canceled after magnitude-7.9 earthquake off Alaska
# 23 January 2018 18:07 (UTC +04:00)

Forecasters canceled tsunami warnings for Alaska and the US and Canadian west coasts Tuesday after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska stoked fears of damaging waves, APA reports quoting CNN.

The tsunami alerts were canceled "because additional information and analysis have better defined the threat," said the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska.


Small tsunami waves of less than 1 foot were reported in Alaska, the center said.

The minor tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-7.9 earthquake that struck the Gulf of Alaska shortly after midnight. It was centered about 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, at a depth of 15 miles, the US Geological Survey said.


Although the tsunami warnings were canceled, San Francisco officials warned residents to stay away from coastlines for 12 hours.


Shoreline areas, marinas and harbors may have "dangerous, strong & unpredictable currents," the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management tweeted.

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