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A portion of the Alaskan Peninsula coastline is under a tsunami advisory following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that shook 50 miles off its coast, according to the National Weather Service, which initially said in a statement a tsunami was “imminent” for the region before downgrading its tsunami warning to an advisory.
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The tsunami advisory applies to the Alaska Peninsula areas from the Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass and includes the cities of Cold Bay, Sand Point and Kodiak, though most of the region is remote with an extremely small population.
The NWS noted “with reasonable confidence” the Kenai Peninsula Borough locations will not see tsunami impacts.
Despite the downgrade to an advisory, the NWS is still warning those in the affected areas to stay away from beaches and waterways.
It appeared residents in Anchorage, Alaska, the most populated city in the state, were given mobile phone warnings about the tsunami warning, though the NWS and the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management said the tsunami warning did not apply to the Anchorage area.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.