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The most powerful US earthquake in half a century left Alaska mostly unscathed, thanks to the remote location and depth of the epicentre, officials say. Seward, south of Anchorage was one of the places where residents were told to move to higher ground following the quake (file picture). Photo: 123RF The magnitude 8.2 Chignik earthquake, which struck at 10.15pm local time on Wednesday just off the Aleutians, was the strongest felt in the United States since an 8.7 quake ripped through the western Aleutian Islands in 1965. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to property. Several Alaskan coastal communities were evacuated following the quake. Among them was Seward on the Kenai Peninsula, south of Anchorage, where sirens blared and residents were told to move to higher ground. ....
UPDATED: July 30, 2021 13:40 IST 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. (Photo: AP) The most powerful US earthquake in half a century left Alaska mostly unsaatched, thanks to the remote location and depth of the epicenter, officials said on Thursday. The magnitude-8.2 Chignik Earthquake, which struck at 10:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday (0615 GMT ThUSay) just off the Aleutians, was the strongest felt in the United States since an 8.7 quake ripped through the western Aleutian Islands in 1965. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to property. Several Alaskan coastal communities were evacuated following the quake. Among them was Seward on the Kenai Peninsula, south of Anchorage, where sirens blared and residents were told to move to higher ground. But residents of affected communities said they were still assessing impacts after their late-nig ....
Tsunami Warning in Effect for Parts of Alaska After 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake On 7/29/21 at 3:10 AM EDT A huge earthquake that hit off the coast of Alaska was the biggest the U.S. has seen in decades, prompting evacuations amid tsunami concerns. The magnitude 8.2 quake occurred at around 6:15 a.m. UTC, or 10:15 p.m. local time and 2:15 a.m. EDT. It struck at a depth of around 20 miles, 75 miles southeast of Chignik, Alaska. The U.S. Tsunami Warning system had issued a tsunami warning for South Alaska and the Alaksa Peninsula, Pacific coasts from Hinchinbrook Entrance, Alaska (90 miles E of Seward) to Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska). ....
17:18 There are at least two dozen active cases of COVID-19 in Unalaska, leading city officials to upgrade the community s risk category; the City of St. Paul joined in a lawsuit earlier this month along with the Alaska Federation of Natives, rural power providers and other municipalities to keep the funding for the PCE program; and Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the Interior Department is holding up aerial survey work that would advance a road in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. Tags: ....
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