Tsunami advisory issued
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A tsunami warning was issued Wednesday afternoon following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake just south of the northern Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicenter was roughly 600 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.
The quake that struck Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16 is part of a larger sequence that may continue to unfold in destructive ways.
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Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Kodiak in Alaska are in danger from the tsunami, which is likely to hit following a 7.3 earthquake.
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