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Magnitude 7.3 quake triggered tsunami warning in Alaska. There are hardly any earthquakes on the East Coast. Does that mean we can't get tsunamis?
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground ...
A 7.3 quake off Alaska triggers tsunami warnings and evacuations. Experts warn the region remains at high risk for future ...
A potential tsunami warning has been issued to residents in Seward following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake off Alaska. This ...
Residents are being urged to flee inland or find higher ground if possible, according to the National Weather Service ...
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck south of Sand Point, Alaska Peninsula, prompting a tsunami warning from NOAA covering the ...
Ground shaking was strongest in Sand Point, with reports of "objects flying out of the pantry and off of shelves," noted the ...
While the Gulf is far less prone to tsunamis than the Pacific, experts say it’s not entirely out of the question.
A powerful earthquake that prompted tsunami warnings and evacuations Tuesday night caused serious shaking in some Alaska Peninsula communities but little damage. Now, the state seismologist says ...
A map on the U.S. Tsunami Warning System website shows tsunami warning areas in red. An earthquake on Tuesday night, July 21, 2020, prompted a tsunami warning across a stretch of coastal Alaska.
On Saturday night, July 15, Roger and Carol Christianson were settling into their RV parked at the end of the Homer Spit, Alaska, when their cellphones buzzed violently: A tsunami warning.