A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska’s southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

ANCHORAGE Alaska AP A lightly populated stretch of Alaska s southern coast was under a tsunami warning Wednesday after a strong earthquake was felt throughout the region and executives in the Pacific Northwest were evaluating whether there was any threat to coastlines there Related Articles First the shoes went back on Now at US airport assurance more liquid in carry-ons may be at hand Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell sues Florida sheriff s office over beach trespassers Nebraska sues neighboring Colorado over how much water it s drawing from the South Platte River Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric million at New York auction Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system The U S Geological Survey described it as a magnitude The U S Tsunami Center stated the warning was in effect from about miles southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass a distance of about miles Among the larger communities in the area is Kodiak population The first waves were projected to hit the village of Sand Point a locality of about people on Popof Island in the Aleutian chain In Unalaska a fishing locality of about authorities also urged people to move at least feet above sea level mile inland In King Cove which has about residents on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula executives sent an alert calling on those in the coastal area to move to higher ground The Washington Crisis Management Division declared on X that it was still examining exactly what the tsunami warning means for Washington state coastlines and that it was in contact with the National Tsunami Warning Center