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7.3 magnitude Alaska earthquake triggers tsunami

Tsunami alerts for Alaska canceled after 7.3-magnitude earthquake off Aleutians

Widespread inundation from the tsunami is not expected, the Tsunami Warning Center said, but strong currents or waves that are dangerous to people very near the water were expected.

The Weather Channel on MSN · 2h

7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Alaska's Aleutian Islands; Tsunami Warning Expired

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Tsunami Warning Issued For Southern Alaska Following 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake

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Tsunami warning downgraded to advisory after 7.3 earthquake rocks Alaska coast

The tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory after a 7.3 earthquake in Alaska.

WHDH · 13h

Officials downgrade Alaska tsunami warning after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

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Tsunami warning for parts of Alaska after 7.3 magnitude earthquake; none for Oregon

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A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska's southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

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.

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Tsunami advisory canceled after 7.2 magnitude earthquake off Alaska

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Tsunami warning issued after 7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Alaska

‘Nazi Creek’ in Alaska Gets a New Name After More Than 70 Years

German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name persisted.

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Alaska is finally getting rid of 'Nazi Creek' and other offensive names on maps

The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a derogatory term for Japanese people. Both are located on the southeastern side of Little Kiska Island, adjacent to the larger and more prominent Kiska Island, at the far end of the Aleutian chain 1,450 miles from Anchorage.

Alaska Public Media1d

Map enthusiast helps change offensive creek name in Western Aleutians

Nazi Creek was renamed Thursday to Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, an Unangax̂ phrase replacing a name originally assigned by World War II-era soldiers.