A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of Alaska, triggering a tsunami warning in the area.
The 7.0-magnitude quake happened at about 9:30 a.m. PST on Friday, about 16 kilometres northeast of Anchorage, the statesB次元官网网址檚 largest city.
A tsunami warning was put into effect for the coastal areas of Cook Inlet and southern Kenai Peninsula in Alaska shortly after the earthquake hit, but was cancelled at 11 a.m. The region has also seen a series of aftershocks, at its peak reaching a magnitude of 5.8.
BREAKING: No tsunami warning in effect for B.C. following 7.2 magnitude earthquake 16 km northeast of Anchorage, Alaska. Tsunami warning for Cook Inlet and the Southern Kenai Peninsula. More to come
B次元官网网址 Ashley Wadhwani (@ashwadhwani)
Emergency Management BC said there is no tsunami danger in this province.
Social media users out of the city said that shops and roads were rattled by the quake.
Earthquake just happened right now i B次元官网网址檓 actually shaking
B次元官网网址 Alyson Petrie (@AlysonPetrie7)
ParentsB次元官网网址 kitchen in Anchorage 馃槼
B次元官网网址 Ari Tafreshi (@arlofresh)
Ceiling is falling down
B次元官网网址 Chase (@Chase_AK)
Anchorage is no stranger to earthquakes. In 1964 the Alaskan city was struck by a 9.2-magnitude quake B次元官网网址 the second most powerful ever recorded in the world. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed an estimated 139 people, some as far away as California.
In B.C., the resulting tsunami swept away 55 homes in Port Alberni.
A few seconds after earthquake at
B次元官网网址 Manny A. Creech (@KTVA_Manny)
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