Earthquake Means Lost Sleep But No Tsunami for Residents


Friday, September 02 2011
UPDATE: The United States Geological Survey has revised down the magnitude from 7.1 to 6.8.
For the second time this summer, residents of the Aleutian Islands evacuated for a tsunami warning. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit just before 3AM near Amukta Pass, about 200 miles from Unalaska. The wave was supposed to hit the community just after 4.
Residents were able to return to their beds when an all-clear was given at 4:12. According to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, no destructive wave was recorded and the region is no longer in danger. Five aftershocks have been recorded in the hour following the quake, but none powerful enough to trigger another tsunami warning.