The tsunami warning — issued after a strong earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula — has now been lifted.
the maximum observed height of waves off King Cove and Sand Point was half a foot. It said some areas may continue to see small sea level changes.
The tsunami warning also stirred Anchorage residents late Saturday, with some reporting that they got the emergency alert on their phones.Geologists have previously said it’s unlikely that an earthquake could generate a large tsunami in Anchorage. The Tsunami Warning CenterAt 11:32 p.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service posted onAlaska Public Media’s Tegan Hanlon and KUCB’s Theo Greenly contributed to this story.
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