Update: 3:15 p.m.: A tsunami warning issued after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula Monday has been canceled and replaced with a tsunami advisory, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.
The largest waves measured in the aftermath of the earthquake reached about 2 feet in Sand Point.
Earlier story: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean Monday afternoon, triggering a tsunami warning along the Alaska Peninsula Coast.
The quake struck about 55 miles southeast of Sand Point at 12:54 p.m., according to the U.S.
The earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for areas along the Alaska Peninsula coastline, according to the U.S.
In Sand Point, Patrick Mayer, superintendent of Aleutians East Borough School District, was visiting Sand Point School when the earthquake hit.
Monday’s earthquake was an aftershock of the 7.8 earthquake that struck the same area in July, said State Seismologist Michael West.
King Cove city administrator Gary Hennigh said the quake was felt in the Alaska Peninsula community but everything seemed to be intact
Marjie Veeder, city clerk and public information officer for Unalaska, west of the tsunami warning area, said some people there felt the earthquake, but others did not