A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeast coast of the Alaskan peninsula late Tuesday, sparking a tsunami warning that was quickly called off some 2 hours after the quake.
The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula, Pacific Coasts from Kennedy Entrance, Alaska to Unimak Pass, Alaska, following the quake that struck at 10:12 p.m. local time.
