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Local officials worry that confusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a potential tsunami after a major weekend earthquake could shake public confidence in the warning system.
Confusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a potential tsunami after a major weekend earthquake could shake public confidence in the warning system, local officials said.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Confusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a potential tsunami after a major weekend earthquake could shake public confidence in the warning system, local officials said.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2, occurring approximately 70 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, triggered a brief tsunami warning for certain areas in southern Alaska on Saturday.
WASHINGTON: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late on Saturday local time, the United States Geological Survey said, briefly sparking a tsunami warning.The USGS revised...