Kodiak had a moderate earthquake shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The 5.4 quake struck at 4:22 p.m., according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center. It was 16 miles deep and located in the ocean on the south of Kodiak Island. No tsunami was expected, nor did any occur. Screen Grab shows location and information on Thursday afternoon’s 5.4 quake. …
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Alaska 1964 Good Friday earthquake and tsunami damage. (Courtesy of NOAA’s Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey Collection) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak could have been the first coastal community hit had there been a large tsunami early Tuesday morning. A little after 12:30 a.m., the Alaska & West Coast Tsunami Warning Center reported a magnitude 7.9 earthquake roughly 175 miles southeast of …
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