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LOS ANGELES (KABC) --
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck along the Aleutian Islands in
Alaska at 1:53 p.m. PT, prompting a tsunami warning for the U.S. Pacific
coast. A preliminary report indicated the quake was a 7.1 magnitude.
That was revised minutes later to 8.0 by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Later in the evening the magnitude was revised to 7.9.
The
warning for Southern California was downgraded to a tsunami advisory by
the National Weather Service. The advisory was canceled at 4:53 p.m.
PT.
The NWS reported that water was leaving the harbor of the
city of Adak, Alaska, at 3:23 p.m. The Adak city manager confirmed to
ABC News that water in the harbor was receding and people in that area
were heading for higher ground. Adak, the largest city near the
epicenter, has about 300 residents.
Monday's quake generated
small tsunamis with waves of less than 7 inches, prompting the National
Tsunami Warning Center to downgrade the warning to an advisory. Small
waves were expected along parts of the Aleutian Islands stretching from
Unimak Pass to Attu, and officials advised people to stay off the
beaches.
The tsunami advisory for Alaska was canceled at 6:47 p.m. PT.
The
earthquake struck 244 miles southeast of Attu Station in Alaska, about
15 miles off Little Sitkin Island, at a depth of 71.1 miles, according
to the USGS.
A second earthquake was reported at 2:30 p.m. Los
Angeles time. The second quake registered as a 5.9-magnitude temblor,
according to the USGS, downgraded from a 6.2 preliminary estimate from
the Pacific Coast Tsunami Warning Center.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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