Tsunami Warnings Trigger Following 7.4 Mag Alaska Earthquake

• Tsunami Warnings Trigger Following 7.4 Mag Alaska Earthquake

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...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT...





Tsunami Warning in Effect for;



 * SOUTH ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA, Pacific coasts from

   Kennedy Entrance, Alaska (40 miles SW of Homer) to Unimak

   Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska)





For other US and Canadian Pacific coasts in North America, 

the level of tsunami danger is being evaluated.  Further

information will be provided in supplementary messages.





PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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 * The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary

   assessment of the earthquake and changes may occur.



 * Magnitude      7.4

 * Origin Time    1255 AKDT Oct 19 2020

                  1355  PDT Oct 19 2020

                  2055  UTC Oct 19 2020

 * Coordinates    54.7 North 159.6 West

 * Depth          25 miles

 * Location       55 miles SE of Sand Point, Alaska

                  575 miles SW of Anchorage, Alaska





FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY

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 * Tsunami activity is forecasted to start at the following

   locations at the specified times.



                 FORECAST

                 START

SITE             OF TSUNAMI

----             ----------



 * Alaska

Sand Point       1355 AKDT Oct 19

Cold Bay         1445 AKDT Oct 19

Kodiak           1450 AKDT Oct 19

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