The level of tsunami danger is being evaluated, the agency warnedtsunami alert was issued on Monday after a major 7.5-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Alaska, U.S. agencies said. The tsunami warning covers much of the southern coast of the remote U.S. state, including the thinly populated Alaska Peninsula, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The major quake was followed by at least four aftershocks of 5.0-magnitude or higher. The earthquake was felt in the nearby Alaska Peninsula community of King Cove, but everything seemed to be intact, city administrator Gary Hennigh told the Anchorage Daily News. “Residents and cannery workers are evacuating to higher ground until we know more about the tsunami warning,” Mr. Hennigh said.

Source: The Hindu October 19, 2020 22:18 UTC