Anchorage, Alaska. (Reuters/Photo)
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UPDATED 6:16 AM PT — Tue. January 23, 2018
Alaskan authorities are cancelling a tsunami advisory after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit off the state’s southern coast.
The National Weather Service cancelled watches for Canada, California, and Hawaii.
Advisories for parts Alaska from Kodiak to Prince William Sound have also been removed.
The quake rattled the coast of Kodiak just past midnight, just 200 miles southwest of Anchorage.
The National Weather Service initially received reports of an 8.2 quake, but later confirmed the magnitude at 7.9.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was the result of a strike slip faulting.
The M 7.9 occurred as the result of strike slip faulting. At it's location, the Pacific plate is converging with the North America plate.
Over the preceding century, 11 other M7+ earthquakes have occurred within 600 km of today's earthquake.https://t.co/JzzWd0ID2k
— USGS (@USGS) January 23, 2018
Authorities are still advising residents in warning areas near Kodiak to stay away from the coast.
