A major earthquake off Alaska with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has prompted a tsunami advisory for the state’s southern peninsula. The tsunami advisory was downgraded from an initial tsunami warning Wednesday afternoon after the earthquake struck about 50 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, at around 12:38 p.m. local time, according to the National … Read more
A major earthquake off Alaska with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has triggered a tsunami warning for the state’s southern peninsula. The tsunami warning was in effect Wednesday afternoon after the earthquake struck about 50 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, at around 12:38 p.m. local time, according to the National Weather Service. The quake … Read more
Alaskan authorities are searching for a 62-year-old woman who disembarked from a cruise ship for a hike and did not return. Marites Buenafe — who is listed on the University of Kentucky Healthcare system’s website as a doctor — was traveling aboard the Norwegian Bliss, according to a missing persons bulletin issued by the Alaska … Read more
A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn’t extinguish an onboard fire that left the carrier dead in the water. The Morning Midas sank Monday in international water off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain, the ship’s management company, … Read more