TSUNAMI
PERRYVILLE, Alaska (AP) — A tsunami warning was issued for parts of Alaska after a large earthquake struck the peninsula last evening. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was magnitude 8.2. It d hit 56 miles east southeast of Perryville, Alaska at about 8:15 p.m.
The quake was about 29 miles below the surface of the ocean, according to USGS. The US National Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings for South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula, from Hinchinbrook Entrance, 90 miles east of Seward, to Unimak Pass, and for the Aleutian Islands, from Unimak Pass, 80 miles northeast of Unalaska, to Samalga Pass, Alaska, which is 30 miles southwest of Nikolski.
A Tsunami warning issued bu @NWS for Alaska after an 8.2 earthquake struck last night. https://t.co/VszFf2K1E8
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A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii has been canceled.
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