LOS ANGELES, KOMPAS.com – Warning tsunami issued on Monday (19/10/2020) after earthquake 7.5 magnitude rocked off the coast of Alaska, United States (US).
Tsunami warnings cover a large part South Beach in the state, including the sparsely populated Alaska Peninsula, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The current hazard zone stretches hundreds of kilometers northeast to Cook Inlet, until near Anchorage, the largest city there at the end of the bay.
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“The level of the tsunami hazard is being evaluated,” warned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration AFP.
Center earthquake is about 92 km from the small town of Sand Point and is 40 km deep, said the US Geological Survey (USGS).
There was “a small probability of casualties and damage” from the earthquake, the USGS statement added.
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Earthquake this was followed by at least four aftershocks of 5.0 magnitude or higher.
Shocks were also felt near King’s Cove but everything appeared to be intact, city administrator Gary Hennigh told Anchorage Daily News.
“Residents and canning workers were evacuated to higher ground until we got more information about the tsunami warning,” added Hennigh.
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Meanwhile, Michael Ashley, a resident of Cold Bay, said the quake moved things in his house.
“All the sofas, lounge chairs, and bookshelves move, and I have to hold one of them,” he explained to Anchorage Daily News.
Until this news was uploaded, there was no information about possible victims or damage elsewhere.
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