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Tsunami: 8 2 Magnitude Earthquake in Alaska Led to Warnings – NECN

Tsunami: 8 2 Magnitude Earthquake in Alaska Led to Warnings – NECN
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Largest US Quake in Half-Century Causes Alaska Little Damage

Largest US Quake in Half-Century Causes Alaska Little Damage
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Alaska quake produces prolonged shaking

Alaska quake produces prolonged shaking >A line of cars evacuates the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska, Wednesday, after a tsunami warning was issued following a magnitude 8.2 earthquake. Homer News via AP Published: 7/29/2021 7:50:19 PM ANCHORAGE, Alaska The largest earthquake in the United States in the last half century produced a lot of shaking but spared Alaska any major damage in a sparsely populated region, officials said Thursday. The magnitude 8.2 earthquake was reported about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, and struck just south of the Alaska Peninsula, nearly 500 miles southwest of Anchorage. The quake was about 29 miles below the surface of the North Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Largest U S quake in half-century causes Alaska little damage

  ANCHORAGE, ALASKA The largest earthquake in the United States in the last half century produced a lot of shaking but spared Alaska any major damage in a sparsely populated region, officials said Thursday. The magnitude 8.2 earthquake was reported about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, and it struck just south of the Alaska Peninsula, nearly 500 miles (804.67 kilometres) southwest of Anchorage. The quake was about 60 miles (96.56 kilometres) offshore and 29 miles (46 kilometres) below the surface of the North Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Alaska Earthquake Center said on its website that it was the largest quake in the U.S. since a magnitude 8.7 quake in the Aleutians in 1965. A year before that, the magnitude 9.2 Good Friday earthquake devastated parts of Anchorage and other Alaska communities. That quake and ensuing tsunami killed 131 people from Alaska to California.

Alaska quake produces prolonged shaking, small tsunami

Alaska quake produces prolonged shaking, small tsunami Photo: Sarah Knapp/Homer News . A line of cars evacuates the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska on July 28, 2021, after a tsunami warning was issued following a magnitude 8.2 earthquake. The tsunami warning for much of Alaska s southern coast was canceled when the biggest wave, of just over a half foot, was recorded in Old Harbor. Alaska. The Associated Press Created: July 29, 2021 02:38 PM A powerful earthquake which struck just off Alaska s southern coast caused prolonged shaking and prompted tsunami warnings that sent people scrambling for shelters. Residents reported only minor damage, but officials said that could change after sunrise and people get a better look.

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