Monday, January 7, 2013

Another aftershock of Alaska earthquake occurs

An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck in the Pacific Ocean off southeastern Alaska on Saturday.A magnitude 7.5 earthquake off the coast of Alaska generated a tsunami warning at midnight this morning, now canceled, of significant expected widespread inundation and dangerous coastal flooding. By 1:17 a.m. local time that warning was canceled.JUNEAU, Alaska » A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated. No tsunami warning was issued for Hawaii after thePAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty. PAGER results are generally available withinMagnitude 4.2 - OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA. This webpage is being phased out and is no longer maintained. Please use the new Real-time Earthquake Map instead and update your bookmark.
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