Strong earthquake hits American state

SANAA, July 28 (YPA) – A strong earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the coast of Alaska in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake struck 26 km south of Sand Point, Alaska.

The Geological Survey pointed out that the epicenter was determined as it occurred at a depth of 44 kilometers, initially at the junction of latitude 55.097 degrees north latitude and longitude 160.481 degrees west.
The earthquake is the third in a month, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck 75 miles from Chignik, on Wednesday, July 22.
The US Seismological Center then warned of the danger of a tsunami on the southern coast of Alaska.
The first earthquake this month, which measured 5.5 on the Richter scale, was in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Alaska.
The state government website states that Alaska has witnessed, on average, one earthquake of between seven and eight degrees every year since 1900, indicating that the state has more earthquakes than any other region in the United States.