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Teh One Who Knocks
01-23-2018, 11:20 AM
FOX News and The Associated Press


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A 7.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded early Tuesday about 155 miles off of Chiniak, Alaska, prompting a tsunami warning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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The entire U.S. west coast is under a tsunami watch, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The center said "widespread hazardous tsunami waves were possible."


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Buoy 46410, which is northeast of the epicenter, has recorded a “water displacement” of 32 feet, the National Weather Service said.

The quake was was felt in Anchorage and around southcentral Alaska, The Anchorage Daily News reported.
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Nat Herz, a reporter for the paper, posted on Twitter that he called the Kodiak Police Department for a response, and was told by police to seek higher ground.

“We’re going to have to call you back,” he said police told him. “Lives at stake.”

The quake hit at 12:31 a.m. local time.

"If you are located in this coastal area, move inland to higher ground," the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management said. "Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant inundation is possible or is already occurring. Tsunamis are a series of waves dangerous many hours after initial arrival time. The first wave may not be the largest."

Hal-9000
01-23-2018, 07:03 PM
My sister lives on Vancouver Island and is here visiting me right now. Her hubby has been calling her and he was a little concerned :lol:

She says - I guess I picked the right time to come to Alberta :lol: