7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Alaska Coast; Tsunami Warning Issued

The quake struck about 50 miles south of Sand Point on the Alaska Peninsula.

Cars leave Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska, on July 16, 2025. Tim Hatfield via AP

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Alaska on Wednesday afternoon, prompting federal officials to issue a tsunami warning.

A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map shows that the quake struck in the Gulf of Alaska just miles south of a sparsely populated section of the Alaska Peninsula, roughly 54 miles south of the city of Sand Point, Alaska.