Overview
- The USGS recorded a 7.3 magnitude quake at 12:37 p.m. local time approximately 87 kilometers south of Sand Point at a depth of 20 kilometers.
- The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas from Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass, then downgraded it to an advisory before canceling it when only minor sea–level changes were detected.
- More than a dozen aftershocks followed the main shock, the strongest measuring magnitude 5.2; tremors continue to be monitored.
- State and federal officials report no injuries or significant damage across affected communities from Cold Bay to Kodiak.
- Emergency management agencies and the Alaska Earthquake Center continue seismic monitoring and maintain readiness protocols for future seismic events.