2023-07-16 10:06:20
Earthquake in southern Alaska corrected to magnitude 7.2 – Xinhua English.news.cn
Xinhua News Agency, San Francisco, July 16 (Reporter Wu Xiaoling) A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the southern coast of Alaska on July 15, triggering a tsunami warning. There are no reports of casualties or property damage.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Information Network, the earthquake occurred at 22:48 local time on the 15th (14:48 Beijing time on the 16th). The epicenter was located 98 kilometers south of Sandpoint, Alaska, with a focal depth of 32.6. kilometer.
The quake was felt in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska Peninsula and Cook Inlet, according to Alaska media reports.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Information Network previously announced that the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.4, with a focal depth of 9.3 kilometers.
After the earthquake, the US National Weather Service’s National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the southern coast of Alaska from the Unimark Strait in the eastern part of the Aleutian Islands to Chignic Bay, and asked local residents to take shelter in higher places.
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