As a result of a significant earthquake that occurred early on Wednesday afternoon, local time, a rare tsunami warning was issued for a portion of the Pacific coast of Alaska.
Anchorage was not taken into consideration for the warning, which has now been withdrawn.
South of Sand Point, Alaska, on the Pacific side of the Aleutian Islands, which are a seismically active island chain that extends from the mainland into the ocean, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck.
Earthquakes and volcanic activity are common in this region, which is recognised for their frequency.
“A tsunami has been confirmed and some impacts are expected,” the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) stated. The warning was eventually downgraded to a tsunami advisory before being canceled by the NTWC at 2:42 p.m. AKDT.
The location of Sand Point, Alaska, was the location where a tsunami wave measuring 0.2 of a foot emerged.
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Despite the fact that there were reports of shaking in Anchorage, the city was not in danger from the tsunami. Officials are advising people to avoid the coast, especially harbours, marinas, bays, and inlets, even after the tsunami warning has been lifted because there may be local variations in the water level.
This is because the water level may fluctuate in different areas.
A number of buoys located off the coast of Alaska went into “tsunami mode” after the earthquake. This means that they detected a shift in the waves of the ocean, which suggested that a tsunami was most likely to occur.
