7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska – tsunami warning



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Earthquake Now – All news: A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5 on the Richter scale, according to the automatic solution of the American Institute of Geophysics and Seismology (USGS), occurred at noon on Monday (10/19) at 12:54 local time (Tuesday, at 00 : 54). Greek time), in a sea area of ​​Alaska, USA, in the Aleutian Islands.

The focal depth of the earthquake, according to the USGS estimate, is estimated at 10 km.

The exact epicenter of the vibration is located 79 km southeast of the city of St. Point.

7.4 Richter from EMSC

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) recorded the earthquake at 7.4 Richter with a focal depth of 10 km.

The earthquake affected the United States and Canada.

Tsunami risk

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) and NOAA have issued a tsunami watch that will hit the southern coast of Alaska in the next few hours.

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