The National Weather Service confirmed there was no tsunami threat to other states, such as Oregon and Washington.
The National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) said the alert area stretched across approximately 700 miles, from 40 miles southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass.
In Kodiak, a town of about 5,200 people, officials were on high alert. In King Cove, a much smaller community of roughly 870 residents, local authorities encouraged those in flood-prone zones to move to higher ground.
A Reminder of Alaska’s Seismic Past
The last earthquake of a similar magnitude in Alaska happened on June 10, 1996, when a 7.2 quake hit near the Andreanof Islands.
However, the most catastrophic quake in both Alaskan and U.S. history remains the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake.
That devastating 9.2 magnitude tremor struck near Prince William Sound, with shocks felt as far as Seattle.
It triggered tsunamis that destroyed coastal communities across Alaska and reached as far as Hawaii, California, Oregon, and even Japan.
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