Published July 16, 2025 5:13pm EDT Updated July 16, 2025 5:28pm EDT
Confirmed tsunami heading towards Alaska after massive earthquake
Anyone located in the warning area should evacuate to higher ground immediately.
By Hayley Vawter Source FOX Weather
SAND POINT, Alaska – A massive magnitude 7.3 earthquake off the coast of a group of Alaskan islands has triggered a Tsunami Warning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake happened at 12:37 p.m. local time, roughly 54 miles from Sand Point, Alaska.
The earthquake occurred 22 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

A Tsunami Warning was triggered for cities from Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass, according to NOAA.
Cities included in the warning are Sand Point, Cold Bay and Kodiak.
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