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Until 2013, it was known as the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. The NTWC, operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) , detects and analyzes earthquakes worldwide, issuing warnings to local officials in the hazard zones about the advisability of evacuating low-lying coastal areas and moving ships to deep ...
The earthquake was felt widely throughout the Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula and Cook Inlet regions, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. In Kodiak, Alaska, sirens warned of a ...
The quake was centered near Sand Point, a city of about 900 people off the Alaska Peninsula where wave levels late Monday topped 2 feet (0.61 meters), according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.
In 1964, a massive 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska resulted in a tsunami in Crescent City, California five hours later. The quake's epicenter was 1,600 miles from the town.
A powerful earthquake occurred just south of the Alaska Peninsula Monday afternoon, local time, prompting tsunami warning for part of the coast. The earthquake was initially rated a magnitude 7.4 ...
Michael West, the Alaska Earthquake Center director and state seismologist, said the swarm included quakes that were larger than normal but should not alarm Alaska residents. “Swarms of moderately large earthquakes are common in the Aleutians and do not necessarily portend anything more substantial,” West said in the summary.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later cancelled most of the alerts within four hours of the earthquake, due to the apparent lack of tsunami. [ 4 ] [ 7 ] The highest recorded waves after the event measured at under 8.3 inches (21 cm) above tide level on Kodiak Island.
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