Alaska 7.9 earthquake and tsunami alert been lifted

[~~whimsy~~]

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska's Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of the state's coast and Canada's British Columbia, and watches for the rest of the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. Officials at the National Tsunami Center canceled the warning after a few tense hours after waves failed to show up in coastal Alaska communities. No serious damage had been reported.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/al...follows-7-9-tremor-this-morning-live-updates/

 

[Jack Davenport]

Thanks for the update.

 

[~~whimsy~~]

No problem I thought the article was interesting.

 

[sean miguel]

This Alaska earthquake affected ground water levels as far away as Florida.

https://weather.com/news/news/2018-01-24-alaska-earthquake-florida-wells-shaking

Fascinating.

 

[earlyriser]

So pleased everything turned out ok

 

[Death-Proof-69]

Nothing particularly dramatic occurred aside from evacuation to higher ground in southern coastal towns. It was a particularly long lasting quake that slowly built in intensity without any sudden hard jolt like is common. Certainly a different feel to this one that some old timers said reminded them of how the '64 quake started which fucked a lot of shit up...luckily this didn't go that far!