Tsunami warning after magnitude 8.2 quake strikes Alaska

 

Tsunami warning after magnitude 8.2 quake strikes Alaska

A tsunami watch has been issued for the entire US west coast.

By Reuters

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Published: Tue 23 Jan 2018, 1:08 PM

Last updated: Tue 23 Jan 2018, 3:14 PM

An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 hit 256 km (157 miles) southeast of Chiniak, Alaska at a depth of 10 km at 0931 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake prompted a tsunami warning for parts of Alaska and Canada and a tsunami watch for the entire US west coast, the US Tsunami Warning System said. 
 


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