Residents and workers run for cover as Alaska is rocked by earthquakesThe tsunami warning was lifted without incident a short time later on Friday morning. A tsunami warning was issued for the southern Alaska coastal areas of Cook’s Inlet and part of the Kenai peninsula. pic.twitter.com/OG99TQCLnQ — NWS (@NWS) November 30, 2018Michael Burgy, a senior technician with the National Tsunami Warning Centre in Palmer, Alaska, said the tsunami warning was automatically generated based on the quake’s size and proximity to shore. The Tsunami Warning in Alaska that accompanied this morning's M7.0 earthquake has been cancelled. Southern Alaska has a high risk of earthquakes because of tectonic plates sliding past each other under the region.

Source: Irish Independent November 30, 2018 19:47 UTC