A tsunami warning was issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center, following an earthquake off Sand Point, Alaska. Wailing sirens prompted US residents to seek higher ground in communities along Alaska's southern coast after a reported 7.5 magnitude earthquake that shook buildings triggered a tsunami warning. Patrick Mayer, superintendent of the Aleutians East Borough School District, said parents picked up children from Sand Point School, which also served an evacuation point. earthquake.usgs.gov The Alaska Earthquake Center said the magnitude 7.5 quake was widely felt in communities along the southern coast of the US. The National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, said the tsunami warning was in effect for roughly 1529km from 64km southeast of Homer to Unimak Pass, about 129 km northeast of Unalaska.

Source: Stuff October 19, 2020 21:54 UTC