By: Hannah Jackson
https://muckrack.com/hannah-jackson
Officials say there is no tsunami threat to British Columbia after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake was detected off the coast of Alaska.
In a statement just before 7 p.m. ET, Emergency Management B.C. said there is “no threat” to the province.
The the United States Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred just before 5 p.m. ET on Monday, approximately 94 kilometres southeast of Sand Point.
The magnitude of the earthquake was upgraded from 7.4 to 7.5 just after 5:30 p.m. ET.
The Alaska Earthquake Center said the quake was widely felt in communities along the southern coast, including Sand Point, Chignik, Unalaska and the Kenai Peninsula.
The center said a magnitude 5.2 aftershock was reported 11 minutes later, centered roughly in the same area.
Another 5.9 magnitude aftershock was registered shortly after 6:20 p.m. ET around 136 kilometers southeast of Sand Point.
A tsunami warning has been issued for South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula.
>>“If you are located in this coastal area, move inland to higher ground,” the warning reads.
Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell said a small tsunami appeared to have been generated after the earthquake.
>>“Information is still coming in, but some of the nearby buoys are reporting some tsunami activity,” he said.
https://globalnews.ca/news/7406630/alaska-earthquake-tusnami-warning/