A handout image released on 05 January 2013 by the United
States Geological Survey (USGS) shows a USGS Community Internet Intensity Map of
the west coast of Alaska, USA 05 January 2013. A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck
off the south-western Alaskan coast, reported the US Geological Survey. The
earthquake was recorded at 11:58 pm (0858 GMT Saturday), 355 kilometres south of
the state capital, Juneau, at a depth of 9.6 kilometres, reported the service.
(EPA)
Officials say a tsunami warning is in effect for parts of southern Alaska and
coastal Canada after a strong earthquake shook the region.
The Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says the warning area includes coastal areas from about 75 miles (120.7 kilometers)southeast of Cordova, Alaska, to the north tip of Vancouver Island.
The US Geological Survey says the magnitude 7.6 quake struck at midnight Friday and was centered about 60 miles west of Craig.
A major 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the US state of Alaska early Saturday, triggering a potentially destructive local tsunami, the US government said.
The Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says the warning area includes coastal areas from about 75 miles (120.7 kilometers)southeast of Cordova, Alaska, to the north tip of Vancouver Island.
The US Geological Survey says the magnitude 7.6 quake struck at midnight Friday and was centered about 60 miles west of Craig.
A major 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the US state of Alaska early Saturday, triggering a potentially destructive local tsunami, the US government said.
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