A powerful earthquake of 7.9 magnitude struck off the coast of Alaska early Tuesday, prompting tsunami warnings or watches as far away as California. Tsunami warnings were issued for south and southeast Alaska and the west coast of Canada, the National Tsunami Warning Center said. Less-ominous tsunami watches were issued for the US west coast, the entire coasts of California and Oregon and part of Washington state, and Hawaii out in the Pacific. Tsunami waves could hit the coasts of Oregon and Washington as early as around 1310 GMT, the Portland office of the National Weather Service said. “Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant inundation is possible or is already occurring.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 23, 2018 12:11 UTC