Alaska Earthquake 2020 Today
A powerful 7 8 magnitude earthquake struck the alaska peninsula late tuesday triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher ground before it was called off without any.
Alaska earthquake 2020 today. An earthquake on tuesday night july 21 2020 prompted a tsunami warning across a stretch of coastal alaska. Tsunami warning areas are seen in map posted by cbs anchorage alaska affiliate ktva tv late on july 21 2020. With more 25 000 earthquakes recorded in alaska alone since january 1 according to alaska university s earthquake.
July 22 2020 11 24 am utc by phil helsel and kurt chirbas a powerful 7 8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the alaska peninsula in the southwestern part of the state on tuesday night. The earthquake happened in the so called alaska aleutian trench where a magnitude 9 2 quake in 1964 was centered. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7 8 struck off southern alaska s coast late tuesday shaking the alaska peninsula and briefly sparking tsunami concerns before officials said no destructive waves.
The quake hit roughly 100 kilometres southeast. That remains the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded globally. The anchorage daily news reported.
Today 2020 08 07 03 25 35 utc at 03 25 august 07 2020 utc location. 2020 election voices robert fisk. The warning covered south alaska the alaska peninsula and the aleutian islands.
Wednesday the warning had been canceled. Epicenter at 59 364 152 897 75 2 km from anchor point 47 2 miles southern alaska.