People in Alaska have been told to flee their homes after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami warning.
The evacuation zone in the remote cities of Sand Point, Cold Bay, Sand and Kodiak are located on Popof Island around 600 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
Residents are being urged to flee inland or find higher ground if possible, according to the National Weather Service
The huge earthquake struck 54 miles south of Sand Point, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The tsunami warning is in effect from South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula to Kennedy Entrance and Unimak Pass, Alaska, on the Pacific Coast.
The National Weather Service said on X: ‘A Tsunami Warning has been issued for the Alaska Peninsula areas from the Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass.
‘Cities included are Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Kodiak. We can say with reasonable confidence that the Kenai Peninsula Borough locations will not see impacts.’
