The local tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula will not affect the coast of China
China News Service, Beijing, October 20 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) A 7.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters of the Alaska Peninsula in the United States on the 20th. The Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China issued a message on the 20th that the earthquake has triggered a local tsunami, but it will Impacts along the coast of China.
At 4:54 on October 20, 2020 (Beijing time), a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred in the waters of the Alaska Peninsula (54.60 degrees north latitude, 159.55 degrees west longitude), with a focal depth of 15.0 kilometers.
According to the latest monitoring and analysis results of the Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the earthquake has caused a local tsunami near the source, but it will not affect the coast of China.
The Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources stated that it will continue to track and analyze earthquake and tsunami monitoring data.
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