Big Tsunami warning after a massive earthquake in Alaska
A powerful undersea earthquake sent Alaskans fumbling for suitcases and racing to evacuation centers in the middle of the night after a cell phone alert warned a tsunami could hit communities along the state’s southern coast and parts of British Columbia.
The monster waves never materialized, but people who fled endured four hours of tense waiting at shelters before they were cleared to return home.
“A tsunami was generated by this event, but no longer poses a threat,” a message from the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said just after 4 a.m. in Alaska.
all warnings were lifted. The only tsunami was an 8-inch wave in Kodiak.
tuesday morning's earthquake happened where the floor of the Pacific Ocean is slowly sliding under the North American continent. That's the same spot which saw the second largest earthquake ever recorded: A 9.2 magnitude in March 1964
In addition to the volcanic eruption in Japan and the earthquake in Alaska, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred off the southern coast of Java, Indonesia's mainland, on Tuesday. Also Tuesday, Mount Agung in Bali and Mount Mayon in the Philippines blew their tops, spewing red-hot lava and causing the evacuations of thousands of people.
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