Alaska earthquake: 8.2-magnitude quake strikes off state’s coast; tsunami warning canceled

PERRYVILLE, Alaska — A tsunami warning issued for parts of Alaska after a large earthquake struck the peninsula has been canceled.

The National Weather Service posted the following notice on its Twitter account just before 3 a.m. Pacific Time:

US West Coast residents: there will be no further alerts issued for this event. No significant tsunami is expected. Once again, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska – all clear.
Strong & unusual currents may continue for the next several hours.

US West Coast residents: there will be no further alerts issued for this event. No significant tsunami is expected. Once again, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska – all clear.
Strong & unusual currents may continue for the next several hours.
-tsunami.gov

— NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) July 29, 2021

A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii was also canceled.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was magnitude 8.2 and hit 56 miles (91 kilometers) east southeast of Perryville, Alaska at about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday.

The quake was about 29 miles (46 kilometers) below the surface of the ocean, according to USGS.

Two other earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes of 6.2 and 5.6 occurred in the same area within a half hour of the first one, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.

Moderate shaking probably occurred in Perryville, Chignik Lake and Sandpoint.

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