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Added on the 23/01/2018 11:06:00 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Despite a tsunami advisory for the US West Coast closing beaches for sitting and laying in Manhattan Beach, California, surfers continue to ride the waves and beach volleyball players gather on the sand following an underwater volcano eruption in the South Pacific. IMAGES
A 7.5 earthquake that struck near Sand Point, Alaska, on Monday has triggered a tsunami warning. CNN reports the warning was for the Alaska Peninsula and South Alaska, by the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska. The earthquake's epicenter was recorded less than 60 miles from Sand Point, near the Aleutian Peninsula in southwest Alaska. It was followed by several aftershocks, including one of magnitude 5.8 and another of 5.9. Sand Point residents are under an evacuation order and are to head to higher ground away from the shoreline to wait out the tsunami threat. Residents of Homer could also be seen driving to higher ground after being given evacuation orders.
A huge fire razed a whole area of traditional wooden houses in Japan's Wajima, following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 78 people and left tens of thousands without power or running water. IMAGES
Images of the 7.5 magnitude quake aftermath as authorities warn of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. IMAGES
People queue outside a relief centre in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture following Monday's powerful earthquake. The 7.5-magnitude quake triggered tsunami waves over a metre high, toppled buildings, caused a major port fire and tore apart roads. IMAGES
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