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Tsunami warning cancelled after 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit 75 miles south of Chignik

NOAA Tsunami Warning Center

NOAA’s National Tsunami Warning Center cancelled the tsunami warning shortly after midnight. It reported a 24-centimeter wave at Sand Point.

 

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit 75 miles south of Chignik late last night, according to NOAA'sNational Tsunami Warning Center, which reported a depth of 8.1 miles. NOAA cancelledthe tsunami warning originally issued for the eventshortly after midnight; it reporteda 24-centimeter wave at Sand Point.

 

The U.S. Geological Society says the earthquake occurred "as the result of thrust faulting on or near the subduction zone interface between the Pacific and North America plates."

 

USGS added that since 1900, there have been six earthquakes that were magnitude 7 or greater near last night’s earthquake. The largest was an 8.2 magnitude quake in November of 1938, which occurred in almost the exact location of last night’s event.

 

If you felt the earthquake and want to give your perspective, call KDLG at 907-842-2200.

 

Contact the author at isabelle@kdlg.org or 907-842-2200.

 

 

Izzy Ross is the news director at KDLG, the NPR member station in Dillingham. She reports, edits, and hosts stories from around the Bristol Bay region, and collaborates with other radio stations across the state.