ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 struck off Alaska's Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of coastal Alaska and Canada's British Columbia while the remainder of the U.S. West Coast was under a watch.The strong earthquake hit at 12:32 a.m.
Alaska Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Warning; No Wave Reported
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER / Associated Press, The Providence Journal
Tue, 01/23/2018 - 4:50am
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