by A large section of the Alaska coast was on a tsunami on Wednesday after an earthquake of 7.3 traffic lights in front of the Aleuten in the Aleuten, official said.
The earthquake met at 12:38 p.m. local time (4:38 p.m. ET), and his epicenter was 55 miles south of Sand Point, a municipality on Popof Island, according to the US Tsunami Warning Center. It had a depth of 12 miles.
No tsunami measurements were available, and Kodiak Island was only seen at 2:40 a.m. local time (6.40 p.m. et) possible effects.
The widespread flood of the tsunami is not expected, said the Tsunami warning center, but strong currents or waves that are dangerous for people near the water were expected.
A first tsunami warning was changed to a Tsunami council.
The advice included a section of Unimak Pass coastal section in the Aleuten to the Kennedy input, which is 40 miles south of Homer.
Emergency officials in Kodiak, a city with around 5,500 on Kodiak Island, about 250 miles south of Anchorage, announced that shelters were opened and the sirens are sounded before the warning was downgraded.
“The sirens will stop sounding. Please continue to use caution on or near the coast,” said Kodiak Island emergency management on social media.
There was no threat to Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, said emergency officials after the earthquake.
The city administrator of Sand Point, Debi Schmidt, told NBC partner Ktuu from Anchorage that the earthquake was the most powerful that she has ever felt.
“I was at home for lunch and the house was trembling and things fell and cupboard doors were opened,” she said to The Station. “No damage.”
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