A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaska Peninsula on Monday afternoon.
This has resulted in the triggering of a tsunami warning in the region. The warning was downgraded to an advisory within a few hours, and then was lifted entirely later Monday after waves about two feet high rolled onto the shore in some areas.
Some schools on the peninsula were evacuated earlier in the day, but there were no damaged reported.
The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 12:54 pm local time some 56 miles southeast of Sand Hill and nearly 600 miles southwest of Anchorage.
The earthquake had a depth of about 25 miles. Several large aftershocks were also recorded at magnitudes 5.8, 5.7, 5.2 and 5.5.
Emergency sirens were activated in Alaska and the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center monitored the situation. Police in the city of Homer urged residents in low elevation areas to move to higher ground while the alert was in place.
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