Earthquake Near Alaska Prompts Tsunami Warnings

A strong 7.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded around 3:30am central time this morning, just southeast (280 km) off Kodiak Island, Alaska. The strong earthquake occurred because of the strike slip faulting, according to to the USGS.

This prompted Tsunami Warnings and Watches across the Alaskan peninsula, south along the west coast of Canada, and along the entire west coast of the United States. Even Hawaii was on alert this morning.

Now, the Warnings and Watches associated with this earthquake have been cancelled, as only smaller tsunami waves were recorded.