Magnitude downgraded from 8.2 to 7.9
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/01/23
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Magnitude-7.9 quake hit Alaska, followed by tsunami warnings. (By Central News Agency)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Police in Hualien County advised the public to stay away from beaches after a magnitude-7.9 earthquake in Alaska triggered a tsunami alert.
The tremor hit off the island of Kodiak south of the American state at 5:31 p.m. Taiwan time, with eventual tsunami waves reaching Taiwan’s east coast nine to ten hours later, the Apple Daily reported.
While the Central Weather Bureau said Taiwan was unlikely to feel the impact of the quake and tsunami, police in Hualien still cautioned to stay away from the beaches in the east coast region.
However, no relevant warning had been issued by the central government’s disaster relief authorities, which were usually in charge in the case of disasters, the Apple Daily reported. [FULL STORY]
