8:43 p.m.
WEPA41 PAAQ 162042
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
Tsunami Message Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
1242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025
AKZ721>723-729-771>773-781-162142-
/O.NEW.PAAQ.TS.W.0013.250716T2042Z-000000T0000Z/
Coastal areas between and including Kennedy Entrance,
Alaska (40 miles SW of Homer) to Unimak Pass, Alaska (80
miles NE of Unalaska)
1242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025
...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM KENNEDY ENTRANCE ALASKA, WHICH
IS LOCATED 40 MILES SW OF HOMER TO UNIMAK PASS ALASKA,
WHICH IS LOCATED 80 MILES NE OF UNALASKA...
If you are located in this coastal area, move inland
to higher ground.
Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant
inundation is possible or is already occurring. Tsunamis are
a series of waves dangerous many hours after initial arrival
time. The first wave may not be the largest.
At 1238 PM Alaska Daylight Time on July 16 an earthquake with
preliminary magnitude 7.2 occurred 50 miles south of
Sand Point Alaska.
Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are;
Sand Point Alaska 116 PM. AKDT. July 16.
Cold Bay Alaska 236 PM. AKDT. July 16.
Kodiak Alaska 241 PM. AKDT. July 16.
The tsunami warning will remain in effect until further notice.
Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.
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