7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Alaska; tsunami warning canceled [1]

CNN.com - 1/05/13, by CNN Staff

• NEW: A tsunami warning was canceled early Saturday, officials say
• A small tsunami of about six inches was spotted off Port Alexander, officials say
• A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Alaska
• The earthquake struck about 63 miles west of Craig, Alaska, the USGS says

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Saturday, January 5, 2013.

(CNN) -- A tsunami warning was canceled early Saturday for portions of British Columbia, Canada, and southeastern Alaska, officials said.

The warning was issued following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Alaska 63 miles west of Craig, a town on Prince of Wales Island, and 208 miles south of the capital of Juneau, the U.S. Geological Survey said. [2]

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