Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami warning in the area.

A rare tsunami warning was issued for part of Alaska’s coast after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near Sand Point in the Aleutian Islands. A small tsunami wave was measured at Sand Point, Alaska.

Tsunami warnings were issued for Alaska and British Columbia, with watches as far south as California, on Jan. 23, 2018. There were no reports of damage from the initial quake.

A tsunami warning has been issued for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula after a massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake, according to the National Weather Service.

Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Kodiak in Alaska are in danger from the tsunami, which is likely to hit following a 7.3 earthquake.

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