The danger of a tsunami has now passed for parts of Alaska after a magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off the coast Monday afternoon, and officials say there's no risk in B.C. Parts of southern Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula were covered by a warning from U.S. government officials shortly after 2 p.m. PT on Monday, but by 3:15 p.m. there was no longer any danger. had confirmed there was no risk to Canada's West Coast, either. The nearest community to the epicentre is Sand Point, Alaska, a small town with fewer than 1,000 residents located about 92 kilometres to the northwest. The Alaska Earthquake Center said the quake was widely felt in communities along the southern coast, including Sand Point, Chignik, Unalaska and the Kenai Peninsula.

Source: CBC News October 19, 2020 21:26 UTC