7.2 magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami warning in Alaska
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The National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, issues a warning specifically for south Alaska and the Alaska peninsula.
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A 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage triggered a tsunami warning and caused damage in Alaska in 2018. (AP)
Late on Saturday local time, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck off the Alaska peninsula, leading to a tsunami warning, as reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The earthquake was shallow and occurred at 10:48 pm Saturday (0648 GMT Sunday), approximately 55 miles (89 kilometers) southwest of Sand Point, a small town in Alaska.
The National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, issued a warning specifically for south Alaska and the Alaska peninsula while evaluating the level of tsunami danger for other coastal areas in North America. Alaska, located in the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, experienced the strongest-ever recorded earthquake in North America back in March 1964.
That devastating 9.2-magnitude earthquake caused significant destruction in Anchorage and generated a tsunami that affected the Gulf of Alaska, the US west coast, and Hawaii, resulting in over 250 fatalities.
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