8.0 Earthquake in Alaska - Tsunami Warning
Just got this newsflash...looking for more info.
Hope everyone is safe
It's off Little Sitkin Island in the Aleutians.
CBS quote:
:ALEUTIAN ISLANDS (CBS SF) — A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Alaska after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake was recorded near Little Sitkin Island. Additional aftershocks as large as magnitude 5.9 continue to rock the Aleutian Islands, some closer to populated areas.
Tsunami.gov issued the alert for coastal areas of Alaska, warning that “significant inundation is possible or is already occurring.” Residents of the area were being warned to move inland, or to higher ground.
Seismographs originally measured the quake as a 7.1 but the U.S. Geological Survey quickly upgraded that number to an 8.0. That’s a departure from the usual pattern where quakes are more often downgraded. An 8.0 quake is exponentially stronger.
The extreme depth of the quake at 68 miles deep prevented a more widespread Pacific-wide tsunami.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center does warn that some coastal areas in Alaska and the Northwest may experience “non-destructive sea level changes” for several hours.
The earthquake was reported at 11:53 a.m. local time.
Another massive quake registering 6.9 struck just before the Alaska quake, this one on the polar opposite side of the ocean, north of New Zealand."
Hope everyone is safe
It's off Little Sitkin Island in the Aleutians.
CBS quote:
:ALEUTIAN ISLANDS (CBS SF) — A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Alaska after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake was recorded near Little Sitkin Island. Additional aftershocks as large as magnitude 5.9 continue to rock the Aleutian Islands, some closer to populated areas.
Tsunami.gov issued the alert for coastal areas of Alaska, warning that “significant inundation is possible or is already occurring.” Residents of the area were being warned to move inland, or to higher ground.
Seismographs originally measured the quake as a 7.1 but the U.S. Geological Survey quickly upgraded that number to an 8.0. That’s a departure from the usual pattern where quakes are more often downgraded. An 8.0 quake is exponentially stronger.
The extreme depth of the quake at 68 miles deep prevented a more widespread Pacific-wide tsunami.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center does warn that some coastal areas in Alaska and the Northwest may experience “non-destructive sea level changes” for several hours.
The earthquake was reported at 11:53 a.m. local time.
Another massive quake registering 6.9 struck just before the Alaska quake, this one on the polar opposite side of the ocean, north of New Zealand."
