Alaska earthquake triggers tsunami warnings as sirens play to residents

Published date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:28:37 +0700

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday evening (July 28) triggering a tsunami warning.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the 'notable earthquake' hit 60 miles southeast of Chignik, Alaska at 10:15pm local time.