A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Alaska in the US, prompting a tsunami warning
The USGS reported on Sunday that an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 had occurred off the coast of Alaska.
A tsunami warning was in place for southern Alaska and the Alaska peninsula, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska.
The degree of tsunami hazard is being assessed for other US and Canadian Pacific coastlines in North America, it added.
According to the USGS, the offshore earthquake occurred 21 kilometers (13 miles) off the Alaskan peninsula.
After the Shishaldin volcano put out a significant ash cloud, the Alaska Volcano Observatory also issued another hazard alert for the volcano.
“The Shishaldin Volcano’s eruption has accelerated. Beginning about 9:00 pm AKDT, satellite data has shown an ash cloud up to 15,000 feet (4.6 km) above sea level travelling to the southeast, the agency said on social media.
The seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire includes Alaska.
The largest recorded earthquake in North America, with a magnitude of 9.2, struck Alaska in March 1964. It destroyed Anchorage and caused a tsunami that hit Hawaii, the US west coast, and the Gulf of Alaska.
