A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck close to Sand Level, Alaska, on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning from the Nationwide Climate Service.
Sand Level is situated on northwestern Popof Island, off the Alaska Peninsula. It is roughly 600 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
The earthquake struck 54 miles south of Sand Level, in line with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sand Level, Alaska, June 7, 2016.
Andy Varner/AP
The tsunami warning is in impact from South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula to Kennedy Entrance and Unimak Go, Alaska, on the Pacific Coast.
Residents within the warning zones are urged to evacuate inland or to greater floor or transfer to an higher ground of a multi-story constructing, relying in your state of affairs, in line with the Nationwide Climate Service.
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