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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Old Harbor, no tsunami expected

A screen capture depicting the earthquake’s estimated location via the Alaska Earthquake Center website.
Bryan Venua
A screen capture depicting the earthquake’s estimated location via the Alaska Earthquake Center website.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 22 miles south of the village of Old Harbor Monday night, about 70 miles southwest of the city of Kodiak. No tsunami was expected, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and National Weather Service, and no warning was issued.

Residents across Kodiak Island reported feeling the quake on social media, and that the earthquake lasted around 5 seconds. The Alaska Earthquake Center’s website says the quake hit at about 8:30 p.m., and was estimated to be about 5.7 miles deep.

Born and raised in Dillingham, Brian Venua graduated from Gonzaga University before ultimately returning to Alaska. He moved to Kodiak and joined KMXT in 2022. Venua has since won awards for the newsroom as both a writer and photojournalist, with work focused on strengthening community, breaking down complex topics, and sharing stories of and for the people of the Kodiak Archipelago.