Powerful quakes buckle Alaska roads, briefly trigger tsunami warning - News Summed Up

Powerful quakes buckle Alaska roads, briefly trigger tsunami warning


Ceiling is falling down pic.twitter.com/ZPY6fhEPrp —@Chase_AKA tsunami warning was issued for the southern Alaska coastal areas of Cook's Inlet and part of the Kenai peninsula. (David Harper/Associated Press)The National Weather Service Seattle tweeted a tsunami warning is in effect for Cook Inlet, but it is not expected to affect Washington or B.C. 7.2 earthquake here in Anchorage, Alaska. An earthquake has hit Anchorage, Alaska, and people could be seen running out of offices and seeking shelter under desks. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Pacific plate is sliding northwestward and plunges beneath the North American plate in southern Alaska, the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands.


Source: CBC News November 30, 2018 17:55 UTC



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