A tsunami warning has been issued for Alaska after a 7.2 magnitude tremor struck at a depth of 22 miles rocked the Pacific and sparked a massive alert for the US state

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck south of Sand Point, Alaska Peninsula, prompting a tsunami warning from NOAA covering the peninsula upto Anchorage. Emergency services urge coastal residents to stay alert and evacuate to higher ground.

A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 initially triggered a tsunami warning, later downgraded to an advisory, for the southern Alaska Peninsula.