This is Breaking News from Hews Media Group – Community Newspaper. A massive 8.0 earthquake as has hit Alaska on Monday prompting a Tsunami Warning to be issued.
The official information about the quake is as follows:
M8.0 – 24km SE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska
2014-06-23 20:53:10 UTC
Event Time
2014-06-23 20:53:10 UTC
2014-06-23 11:53:10 UTC-09:00 at epicenter
2014-06-23 13:53:10 UTC-07:00 system time
Location
51.797°N 178.759°E depth=114.4km (71.1mi)
Nearby Cities
24km (15mi) SE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska
1370km (851mi) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
1387km (862mi) E of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
1388km (862mi) E of Yelizovo, Russia
2957km (1837mi) W of Whitehorse, Canada
Stay tuned for more details.
