Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami Warning: How a High-Stakes Test Ended in Relief
At 12:37 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on July 16, 2025, a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just offshore from Sand Point, shaking the Alaska Peninsula and eastern Aleutian communities in a dramatic reminder of the region’s seismic volatility. Within minutes, alarms blared and phones buzzed across a coastline that knows the drill by heart: drop, …