By ONE Liners Agency
FRIDAY, June 24, 2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A tsunami warning been issued by West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center late Thursday for the coastal areas of Alaska after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit off Alaska in Pacific Ocean and shaken Aleutian Islands of Alaska. No immediate report of injuries or damages have been reported so far.
Coastal residents have been warned to immediately keep away from all harbors and move higher ground inland.
US Geological Survey statement said the earthquake on Fox Island struck at 6:09 pm local time (0309 GMT). The island is 101 miles east of Atka, tiny fishing port. The statement added small buildings and homes are not designed to withstand tsunami impacts so people are advised to stay away of all the structures.
Earthquakes above 7 magnitudes are common in the Aleutians, but due to remotely connected chain islands and sparse population the consequences are little.
According to USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin, the area where powerful earthquake struck on Thursday evening is seismically active area.
No tsunami threat for Australia, said Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
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