(The Center Square) – The National Weather Service now says there is no tsunami warning, advisory, watch or threat along parts of Alaska’s southern coast following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck off the state’s southern coast, near Sand Point, around 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, local time.
Sand Point is located on northwestern Popof Island, off the Alaska Peninsula. It’s approximately 600 miles southwest of Anchorage.
In response to the temblor, the National Weather Service in Anchorage initially posted on X: “A Tsunami Warning has been issued for the Alaska Peninsula areas from the Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass. Cities included are Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Kodiak. We can say with reasonable confidence that the Kenai Peninsula Borough locations will not see impacts.”…