Tsunami warning along parts of Alaska’s southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

A screenshot from the National Tsunami Warning Center website shows a tsunami warning for parts of Alaska following a July 16, 2025 earthquake south of Sand Point.

A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning Wednesday after a strong earthquake was felt throughout the region. The U.S. Geological Survey described it as a magnitude 7.3.

The U.S. Tsunami Center said the warning was in effect from about 40 miles (64.4 km) southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass, a distance of about 700 miles. Among the larger communities in the area is Kodiak, population 5,200.

The first waves were projected to hit the village of Sand Point, a community of about 580 people on Popof Island, in the Aleutian chain…(Read full story)