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Tsunami advisory canceled after magnitude 7.3 earthquake recorded off Alaska coast

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula on the afternoon of July 16, briefly triggering a tsunami warning for the state's southern coast as communities were ordered to move inland to higher ground.

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Alaska Earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after 7.3-magnitude quake; Another 'megatsunami' like 1958 on the way?

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A Tsunami Warning Is in Effect Along Parts of Alaska's Southern Coast After 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake

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Tsunami warning downgraded to advisory after 7.3 earthquake rocks Alaska coast

The tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory after a 7.3 earthquake in Alaska.

WHDH · 17h

Officials downgrade Alaska tsunami warning after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

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Tsunami warning for parts of Alaska after 7.3 magnitude earthquake; none for Oregon

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A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska's southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

The U.S. Tsunami Center said the warning was in effect from about 40 miles (64.4 km) southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass, a distance of about 700 miles.

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Tsunami advisory canceled after 7.2 magnitude earthquake off Alaska

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Tsunami warning issued after 7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Alaska

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Tsunami warning in Alaska: Population of Sand Point, Cold Bay, and other cities in danger zone

Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Kodiak in Alaska are in danger from the tsunami, which is likely to hit following a 7.3 earthquake.

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Lori Dengler | Fantastical tsunamis - Times-Standard

What is the largest possible tsunami? The highest tsunami ever recorded occurred in Lituya Bay, Southeastern Alaska. In July 1958, an earthquake triggered a massive landslide that tumbled into the ...

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The giant waves of Lituya Bay in Southeast Alaska

One of the prettiest places in Southeast Alaska has felt some of nature's most violent behavior. Lituya Bay, on the Pacific coast about 100 miles southeast of Yakutat and 40 miles west of Glacier ...

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Scientists Warn: A 1,000-Foot Tsunami Could Hit the U.S. - MSN

A 1,000-foot tsunami striking the U.S. sounds like science fiction — but it’s not. In 1958, a wave over 1,700 feet tall reshaped Alaska’s Lituya Bay. Now, scientists warn it could happen again.

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Lituya Bay is on the rise | Alaska Science Forum | newsminer.com

LITUYA BAY - With every distant roar, be it from Pacific surf crashing into rocks or jets flying overhead, we thought of 1958. That was the year a massive earthquake

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Last fall's massive Icy Bay landslide launched a megatsunami

Unlike during the Lituya Bay tsunami -- during which three anchored boats were sunk by or rode atop a 100-foot wall of water -- no fishermen were in Taan Bay at the time of the slide.