Tsunami advisory lifted after M7.3 earthquake near Sand Point

The National Weather Service has lifted a tsunami advisory for communities on the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck about 55 miles south of Sand Point. The advisory was lifted at 2:43 p.m. Thursday.

The Weather Service at first issued a tsunami warning, which was later downgraded to an advisory for the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, including the cities of Sand Point, Cold Bay and Kodiak, where sirens went off intermittently Wednesday afternoon. No major waves were reported in any community.

The earthquake struck at about 12:37 p.m. local time Wednesday at a depth of about 12 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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