A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula region early Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and a tsunami warning was initially issued for nearby Pacific regions. of the earthquake
The earthquake occurred about 90 km southwest of the town of Sand Point and at a depth of 32.6 km, the USGS reported. The service lowered the initial tsunami warning to a watch for southern Alaska and the peninsula after making a downward revision from its initial reading of 7.4. He also ruled out that there is danger to the coasts of the United States and Canada in the Pacific.
Alaska is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and was struck by a magnitude 9.2 earthquake in March 1964, the most powerful ever recorded in North America. The quake devastated the city of Anchorage and triggered a tsunami that hit the Gulf of Alaska, the west coast of the United States and Hawaii. More than 250 people died.
