An earthquake measuring 7.8 degrees off the coast of Alaska and the warning of a tsunami

Written By وداد السعودي on 2020/07/22

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather - An earthquake measuring 7.8 on Wednesday struck about 800 km southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, causing a tsunami warning, according to the American Seismological Institute .

 

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, "Based on preliminary earthquake standards, serious tsunamis can strike the coasts within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter." Therefore, a tsunami warning was issued in the Alaska Peninsula and southern Alaska, according to ArabiaNet.

 

Alaska experienced a 9.2 magnitude earthquake in March 1964, the strongest earthquake ever recorded in North America. It caused great damage to Anchorage and caused a tsunami that wreaked havoc on the Gulf of Alaska on the western coast of the United States, Hawaii. More than 250 people were killed in that earthquake and tsunami.

 

You can monitor earthquakes directly through the Arab Weather website through the earthquake observatory

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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