Communities on High Alert
The 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the Alaskan coasts has set off warnings of an impending tsunami. This phenomenon caused siren sounds in the region, but the alert has since been downgraded to an official announcement.
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The concerned area includes the Alaskan peninsula, the Eastern Aleutian islands, and Kodiak Island. People were advised to stay from the water bodies and the beaches in the area.
The Earthquake’s Tremors
According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, tremors from the earthquake were broadly felt across the Alaskan Peninsula, the Cook Inlet regions, and the Aleutian Islands.
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The quake was recorded at a fairly shallow depth of 6km (3.8 miles), 55 miles southwest of the small city of Sand Point. The Alaskan Unit of the US National Weather Service (NWS) tweeted, “Significant inundation is feasible, or it is already taking place.”
Safety Precautions
The Alaskan branch of the NWS advised the people in the affected region to move to higher grounds in order to avoid possible danger.
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The residents of Anchorage, the biggest city in the state, seemed to have received the warnings, too, as they were told to brace themselves for impact like the previously mentioned areas. However, the US National Weather Service stated that the area was not part of the affected regions.
Unrelated Volcanic Activity
While all these were taking place, the Alaska Volcano Observatory mentioned that an explosive eruption of the Aleutian volcano, Shishaldin, was going on.
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They further said that the Aviation Colour Code was raised to red because of the magnitude of the ash cloud. However, the post clarified that the earthquake had nothing to do with the volcanic activity; they were not in any way related.