8.0 Quake Hits Alaska - Tsunami Warning.

[Andie]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000rki5#summary

 

Depth 66 miles

 

http://news.yahoo.com/local-tsunami-warning-issued-quake-hits-off-alaskas-213927220.html;_ylt=AwrBEiEUoKhTgzUAfuHQtDMD

 

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A local tsunami warning was issued after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean west of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Tsunami Warning Center said.

 

The warning covered coastal areas of Alaska from Nikolski to Attu, the center said, adding the level of tsunami danger was being evaluated for other U.S. and Canadian Pacific coastal areas.

 

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned of widespread, dangerous coastal flooding and powerful currents swamping the region for hours after the wave arrives.

 

In addition, a tsunami advisory, less severe than a warning, was in effect for coastal areas of Alaska from Unimak Pass to Nikolski.

 

The quake struck shortly before 1 p.m. local time (2100 GMT), about 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska, at a depth of about 71 miles (114 km), the USGS said.

[Andie]

USGS has adjusted the quake to a 7.9

 

Meanwhile this is surely a part of the picture.

 

http://www.mining.com/volcanoes-are-waking-up-in-the-aleutians-73096/