60880 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/962301A shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula late on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in the region, authorities said. There were no immediate reports on loss of property or life. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which struck at 10:15 p.m. local time (0615 GMT Thursday), was at a depth of 35 km.2021-07-30T00:27+0200GulfDailyNews-f72d09b7590a8cd359020dfbce17721420210730002700https://www.ksby.com/news/tsunami-surge-from-alaska-earthquake-seen-on-central-coastAn earthquake that happened south of the Alaska Peninsula Wednesday night created water level surges along the West Coast today. After evaluating the potential for an earthquake-driven tsunami to hit the U.S. West Coast, the National Weather Service gave the all-clear Thursday morning, saying that they did not expect a significant tsunami.2021-07-30T00:19+0200ksby-e510af829e4ac9370bec890222b2f39f20210730001900http://www.therepublic.com/2021/07/29/us-alaska-earthquake-5/PERRYVILLE, Alaska A powerful earthquake which struck just off Alaska’s southern coast caused prolonged shaking and prompted tsunami warnings that sent people scrambling for shelters. Residents reported only minor damage, but officials said that could change after sunrise and people get a better look.2021-07-30T00:16+0200therepublic-8ee535f352477752742bef5353d6deb120210730001600http://www.therepublic.com/2021/07/29/us-alaska-earthquake-6/ANCHORAGE, Alaska The largest earthquake in the United States in the last half century produced a lot of shaking but spared Alaska any major damage in a sparsely populated region, officials said Thursday. The magnitude 8.2 earthquake was reported about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, and struck just south of the Alaska Peninsula, nearly 500 miles (804.2021-07-30T00:16+0200therepublic-12819e3aef0c324dea9a477378fff3df20210730001600