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Pacific tsunami warnings lifted after big quake in Alaska
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Tsunami warnings were lifted for Alaska and the rest of the Pacific after a huge earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck the seismically active US state in the late hours on Wednesday.
In Alaska, small tsunami waves measuring under a foot above the tide level were observed in Sand Point, Old Harbor, King Cove, Kodiak, Unalaska and Alitak Bay, according to the US National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC).
Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake Strikes Near Alaska, Producing a Small Tsunami
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake and numerous aftershocks struck off the Alaskan Peninsula late Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A tsunami warning was triggered.
The quake struck at 10:15 p.m. local time 91 kilometers (56.5 miles) southeast of Perryville, Alaska, with an epicenter of 46.7 kilometers (29 miles) depth, the geological survey reported.
Shortly following the quake, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tsunami warning that covers South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula Pacific coasts, from Hinchinbrook Entrance to the Unimak Pass, as well as the Aleutian Islands, from the Unimak Pass to the Samalga Pass.
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