A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 initially triggered a tsunami warning for the southern Alaska Peninsula. It was later downgraded to an advisory.

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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Alaska on Wednesday afternoon and a tsunami warning was canceled two hours later for the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island.

A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning Wednesday after a strong earthquake was felt throughout the region, and officials in the Pacific Northwest were evaluating whether there was any threat to coastlines there.

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Sand Point, Alaska, on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami advisory from the National Weather Service.

A tsunami advisory was issued for parts of Alaska after an earthquake hit off the state’s coast. Officials are urging people in the area to get to higher ground.

Seward, ALASKA (CNN, KYMA/KECY)- Residents of Seward, Alaska were forced to evacuate to higher ground Wednesday after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck offshore. The quake hit approximately 50 miles south of Sand Point, in the Aleutian Islands region.

A preliminary magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska this morning but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.

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No damage was immediately reported. The main threat had been dangerous currents or waves, not widespread inundation, the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said.

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