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Tsunami advisory canceled after 7.3 magnitude earthquake off Alaska

A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 initially triggered a tsunami warning for the southern Alaska Peninsula. It was later downgraded to an advisory.

CBC.ca · 4h

Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Communities along a 1,126-kilometre stretch of Alaska's southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded and then cancelled a tsunami warning for the region.

The Weather Channel on MSN · 7h

7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Alaska's Aleutian Islands; Tsunami Warning Expired

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Wednesday afternoon just south of the northern Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicenter was roughly 600 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. A tsunami warning was in effect for less than an hour,

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Big Earthquakes Happen in the U.S.: How to Prepare for North American ...

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey on Monday, leaving a devastating death toll of nearly 24,000. The U.S., particularly along the west coast, is susceptible to large earthquakes. Here's ...

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Why Redding has earthquakes: Here's what happens in Shasta Cascade region

While rare, Redding does get earthquakes strong enough for us to feel. Here's why Shasta and Siskiyou counties and the north ...

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Native American names extend the earthquake history of northeastern ...

In 1638, an earthquake in what is now New Hampshire had Plymouth, Massachusetts colonists stumbling from the strong shaking and water sloshing out of the pots used by Native Americans to cook a ...

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