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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Powerful 7.3-magnitude quake rocks Alaska and sparks tsunami warning
Thousands of Americans along Alaska's coastline raced to higher ground on Wednesday, abandoning their homes after a major earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected a 7.3 magnitude at approximately 12:38pm local time (4:30pm ET), centered in the Pacific Ocean just south of the Alaska Peninsula near the Shumagin Islands, southeast of Sand Point. Sirens wailed and emergency alerts lit up phones across the region, warning residents across a vast stretch of southwestern Alaska, from Kennedy Entrance near Homer to Unimak Pass near Unalaska, to evacuate immediately. Rachel Lord, the mayor of Homer, said: 'We've been hearing [that] initially there was a lot of bumper-to-bumper traffic and people just trying to get you know to get off the spit.' Officials also warned of potential tsunami impacts on Kodiak Island, the Alaska Peninsula, and parts of the eastern Aleutian Islands, with some areas expected to be hit first. Dramatic images showed an eerily bare shoreline, the ocean having suddenly vanished, a chilling sign that a tsunami could be moments away. David Snider, a tsunami warning coordinator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told KTUU that a tsunami had been confirmed, saying the tsunami generated small waves that rose sea levels about three inches. The Tsunami Warning Center said: 'A tsunami was generated by this event, but no longer poses a threat. Some areas may continue to see small sea level changes.' The initial alert issued a full tsunami warning shortly after the 7.3 magnitude quake struck but was downgraded to a tsunami advisory roughly 90 minutes later and then canceled at 12:45pm local (6:45pm ET). Locals have been warned that unusual waves will continue for about 24 hours, and to stay cautious into Thursday. As panic spread across coastal communities, officials confirmed that Kodiak High School and North Star Elementary School had been opened to the public as emergency shelters. In Seward, a southern Alaska port town, one resident shared a video to X, revealing she had just returned to Alaska after 25 years, only to find herself fleeing from a tsunami threat. The clip shows her and several others walking briskly away from the coast and heading for higher ground. 'Just pray we don't get waved,' she says nervously, before ending the recording. The Alaska Earthquake Center has recorded more than 20 aftershocks following Wednesday's powerful quake, with the strongest so far measuring magnitude 5.2. Michael West, seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center, told Fox Weather: 'The entire southern coast of Alaska is a gigantic earthquake zone. Four out of five earthquakes in the United States happen in Alaska.' West noted that earthquakes are common in the region, though many are too small to be felt and rarely reach this magnitude. He said: 'Early signs suggest we're on the lucky side today.' The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a statement moments after the monster quake struck, confirming there was no tsunami threat to Oregon, Washington or other US states outside Alaska. The NTWC said the advisory covered an area stretching approximately 700 miles, from about 40 miles southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass, near the eastern Aleutian Islands. Although the shaking was felt most intensely in southern Alaska, where it struck near the Aleutian subduction zone, the energy released by the quake did not stay local. Seismic waves, vibrations that travel through the Earth, activated seismic sensors as far east as the East Coast of the US and reaching across the ocean to Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. While the vibrations were not strong enough to be felt by people thousands of miles away, sensitive instruments captured every pulse of the Earth's movement in real time. Using a global network of sensors and cutting-edge computer simulations, scientists converted the raw data into animations showing how the seismic energy rippled out from the epicenter like waves from a stone thrown into water. A yellow star marked ground zero on the map in Alaska, while red and blue dots representing seismic stations lit up one by one as the waves swept past. In less than a minute, the tremors had reached monitoring stations across the world. Large earthquakes are known to redistribute stress along fault lines, sometimes increasing the strain on already vulnerable zones. If those areas are near their breaking point, the added pressure could trigger aftershocks or even fresh quakes, not just locally, but potentially in distant regions connected by geological stress transfer. In rare cases, shifting stress can also activate entirely separate fault systems, making this kind of global disturbance more than a geological curiosity. The vibrations were captured using real-time computer simulations that convert raw seismic data into animations of Earth's movement, showing how ground motion travels outward from the epicenter. An animation of the traveling shockwaves depicted blue and red seismic stations scattered across the map, lighting up as each recorded the powerful geological event. The visual sequence, starting at 0.00 seconds, showed the epicenter marked with a yellow star, with a red line tracing the expanding wavefronts as they moved away from Alaska. As time progressed from 1.97 to 64.94 seconds, the seismic waves continued their relentless expansion. In the early stages, between 1.97 and 15.74 seconds, the waves primarily impacted the western coast of North America. The primary waves reached seismic stations in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, with the red line on the map illustrating their rapid advance. This phase highlighted the immediate regional impact, where the energy of the quake was most intensely concentrated. During the mid-stages, from 17.71 to 37.39 seconds, the seismic waves pushed further inland across the US. The wavefronts began to reach stations in Canada and the central US, demonstrating the broadening scope of the earthquake's influence. The red line on the map continued to extend, tracking the waves' progression as they traversed the continent. In the later stages of the event, between 39.36 and 64.94 seconds, the seismic waves reached the East Coast and began influencing stations in Europe and Asia. Adding to the mystery, a massive magnetic pulse was detected at the exact moment the earthquake occurred. The very second the rupture began, Earth's magnetic field showed a sharp spike. Within hours, a G1-class geomagnetic storm developed, disrupting the planet's magnetic environment. Strangely, this occurred despite otherwise nominal solar wind conditions, prompting researchers to question whether the quake may have played a role in triggering the storm. While the link between earthquakes and geomagnetic activity remains poorly understood, the coincidence is striking.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Thousands of Americans flee to higher ground after monster 7.3 earthquake triggered tsunami warning
Thousands of Americans along Alaska's coastline raced to higher ground on Wednesday, abandoning their homes after a major earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected a 7.3 magnitude at approximately 12:38pm local time (4:30pm ET), centered in the Pacific Ocean just south of the Alaska Peninsula near the Shumagin Islands, southeast of Sand Point. Sirens wailed and emergency alerts lit up phones across the region, warning residents across a vast stretch of southwestern Alaska, from Kennedy Entrance near Homer to Unimak Pass near Unalaska, to evacuate immediately. Rachel Lord, the mayor of Homer, said: 'We've been hearing [that] initially there was a lot of bumper-to-bumper traffic and people just trying to get you know to get off the spit.' Officials also warned of potential tsunami impacts on Kodiak Island, the Alaska Peninsula, and parts of the eastern Aleutian Islands, with some areas expected to be hit first. Dramatic images showed an eerily bare shoreline, the ocean having suddenly vanished, a chilling sign that a tsunami could be moments away. David Snider, a tsunami warning coordinator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told KTUU that a tsunami had been confirmed, saying the tsunami generated small waves that rose sea levels about three inches. 'A tsunami was generated by this event, but no longer poses a threat,' the Tsunami Warning Center said. 'Some areas may continue to see small sea level changes.' Thousand of Americans along Alaska's coastline raced to higher ground Wednesday, abandoning their homes after a major earthquake triggered a tsunami warning The initial alert issued a full tsunami warning shortly after the 7.3 magnitude quake struck but was downgraded to a tsunami advisory roughly 90 minutes later and then canceled at 12:45pm local (6:45pm ET). Locals have been warned that unusual waves will continue for about 24 hours, and to stay cautious into Thursday. As panic spread across coastal communities, officials confirmed that Kodiak High School and North Star Elementary School had been opened to the public as emergency shelters. In Seward, a southern Alaska port town, one resident shared a video to X, revealing she had just returned to Alaska after 25 years, only to find herself fleeing from a tsunami threat. The clip shows her and several others walking briskly away from the coast and heading for higher ground. 'Just pray we don't get waved,' she says nervously, before ending the recording. The Alaska Earthquake Center has recorded more than 20 aftershocks following Wednesday's powerful quake, with the strongest so far measuring magnitude 5.2. Michael West, seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center, told Fox Weather: 'The entire southern coast of Alaska is a gigantic earthquake zone. Four out of five earthquakes in the United States happen in Alaska.' In Seward, a southern Alaska port town, one resident revealed she had just returned to Alaska after 25 years, only to find herself fleeing from a tsunami threat. The clip shows her and several others walking briskly away from the coast and heading for higher ground West noted that earthquakes are common in the region, though many are too small to be felt and rarely reach this magnitude. 'Early signs suggest we're on the lucky side today,' he said. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a statement moments after the monster quake struck, confirming there was no tsunami threat to Oregon, Washington or other US states outside Alaska. The NTWC said the advisory covered an area stretching approximately 700 miles, from about 40 miles southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass, near the eastern Aleutian Islands. The US Tsunami Center said the warning was in effect from about 40 miles southwest of Homer (pictured) to Unimak Pass, a distance of about 700 miles. A major 7.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Alaska , triggering a tsunami alert for thousands of residents. Pictured is Sand Point, which is under the alert Kodiak, with a population of around 5,200, was one of the largest communities within the advisory zone. In King Cove, a coastal town of about 870 residents on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, local officials issued an alert urging people in low-lying areas to move to higher ground. The last time Alaska experienced an earthquake of similar magnitude was on June 10, 1996, when a magnitude 7.2 quake struck near the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian chain. The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Alaska, and in US history, was the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, which registered a magnitude of 9.2. That massive quake struck near Prince William Sound and was felt as far away as Seattle. It also generated devastating tsunamis that caused widespread damage along coastlines in Alaska, Oregon, California, Hawaii, and even as far as Japan.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Thousands of Americans flee to higher ground after monster 7.3 earthquake triggered tsunami warning
Thousands of Americans along Alaska 's coastline raced to higher ground on Wednesday, abandoning their homes after a major earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected a 7.3 magnitude at approximately 12:38pm local time (4:30pm ET), centered in the Pacific Ocean just south of the Alaska Peninsula near the Shumagin Islands, southeast of Sand Point. Sirens wailed and emergency alerts lit up phones across the region, warning residents across a vast stretch of southwestern Alaska, from Kennedy Entrance near Homer to Unimak Pass near Unalaska, to evacuate immediately. Rachel Lord, the mayor of Homer, said: 'We've been hearing [that] initially there was a lot of bumper-to-bumper traffic and people just trying to get you know to get off the spit.' Officials also warned of potential tsunami impacts on Kodiak Island, the Alaska Peninsula, and parts of the eastern Aleutian Islands, with some areas expected to be hit first. Dramatic images showed an eerily bare shoreline, the ocean having suddenly vanished, a chilling sign that a tsunami could be moments away. David Snider, a tsunami warning coordinator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told KTUU that a tsunami had been confirmed, saying the tsunami generated small waves that rose sea levels about three inches. 'A tsunami was generated by this event, but no longer poses a threat,' the Tsunami Warning Center said. 'Some areas may continue to see small sea level changes.' The initial alert issued a full tsunami warning shortly after the 7.3 magnitude quake struck but was downgraded to a tsunami advisory roughly 90 minutes later and then canceled at 12:45pm local (6:45pm ET). Locals have been warned that unusual waves will continue for about 24 hours, and to stay cautious into Thursday. As panic spread across coastal communities, officials confirmed that Kodiak High School and North Star Elementary School had been opened to the public as emergency shelters. In Seward, a southern Alaska port town, one resident shared a video to X, revealing she had just returned to Alaska after 25 years, only to find herself fleeing from a tsunami threat. The clip shows her and several others walking briskly away from the coast and heading for higher ground. 'Just pray we don't get waved,' she says nervously, before ending the recording. The Alaska Earthquake Center has recorded more than 20 aftershocks following Wednesday's powerful quake, with the strongest so far measuring magnitude 5.2. Michael West, seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center, told Fox Weather: 'The entire southern coast of Alaska is a gigantic earthquake zone. Four out of five earthquakes in the United States happen in Alaska.' In Seward, a southern Alaska port town, one resident revealed she had just returned to Alaska after 25 years, only to find herself fleeing from a tsunami threat. The clip shows her and several others walking briskly away from the coast and heading for higher ground West noted that earthquakes are common in the region, though many are too small to be felt and rarely reach this magnitude. 'Early signs suggest we're on the lucky side today,' he said. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a statement moments after the monster quake struck, confirming there was no tsunami threat to Oregon, Washington or other US states outside Alaska. The NTWC said the advisory covered an area stretching approximately 700 miles, from about 40 miles southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass, near the eastern Aleutian Islands. Kodiak, with a population of around 5,200, was one of the largest communities within the advisory zone. In King Cove, a coastal town of about 870 residents on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, local officials issued an alert urging people in low-lying areas to move to higher ground. The last time Alaska experienced an earthquake of similar magnitude was on June 10, 1996, when a magnitude 7.2 quake struck near the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian chain. The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Alaska, and in US history, was the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, which registered a magnitude of 9.2. That massive quake struck near Prince William Sound and was felt as far away as Seattle. It also generated devastating tsunamis that caused widespread damage along coastlines in Alaska, Oregon, California, Hawaii, and even as far as Japan.
News18
27-06-2025
- Business
- News18
Jio Financial Share Rise Nearly 5% After Sebi Approves Jio Blackrock Broking As A Stockbroker
Last Updated: Jio Financial Services' shares rose nearly 5 per cent in morning trade on the BSE on Friday, June 27; Key points for investors Jio Financial Shares: Jio Financial Services' shares rose nearly 5 per cent in morning trade on the BSE on Friday, June 27, after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved Jio BlackRock Broking to operate as a stockbroker and clearing member. The stock opened at Rs 313.85 against its previous close of Rs 312.40 and jumped sharply to an intraday high of Rs 326.55, up 4.5 per cent. Around 11:05 AM, the stock was trading at Rs 326, up 4.35 per cent, poised to log gains for the fourth consecutive day. In a regulatory filing on June 27, Jio Financial said: 'The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has granted a certificate of registration dated June 25, 2025, to Jio BlackRock Broking Private Limited to act as a stockbroker/clearing member." Jio BlackRock Broking is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jio BlackRock Investment Advisers Private Limited. 'With JioBlackRock Investment Advisers, we offer personalised advice to retail investors. Now with the broking arm, we will also provide an execution platform for self-directed investors," said Marc Pilgrem, MD & CEO of Jio BlackRock Investment Advisers. Earlier this month, on June 11, Jio Financial had said that SEBI had granted Jio BlackRock Investment Advisers a license to operate as an investment adviser. This followed SEBI's approval in May for Jio BlackRock Mutual Fund to begin operations as an investment manager in India. 'This third approval from SEBI completes the suite of services under our joint venture. Through these three entities, JioBlackRock will offer a comprehensive range of investment solutions for Indian investors," said Rachel Lord, Head of International at BlackRock. Separately, Jio Financial has infused Rs 190 crore into its wholly owned subsidiary, Jio Payments Bank Ltd. The company has been allotted 19 crore equity shares of Rs 10 each, fully paid in cash, as per its regulatory disclosure. Shares of Jio Financial Services have gained nearly 7 per cent this far in 2025, mirroring gains in the benchmark Sensex. However, over the past year, the stock has declined by around 8 per cent. It hit a 52-week low of Rs 198.60 on March 3 and a 52-week high of Rs 363 on September 27, 2024. Disclaimer:Disclaimer: The views and investment tips by experts in this report are their own and not those of the website or its management. Users are advised to check with certified experts before taking any investment decisions.
The Guardian
24-06-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
YouTube fires back at eSafety commissioner's push for platform's inclusion in under-16s social media ban
YouTube has criticised calls for it to be included in the under-16s social media ban, accusing the nation's online safety boss of ignoring parents and teachers. The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has urged the government to rethink its decision to carve out the video sharing platform from the minimum social media age which will apply to apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. YouTube has said the government should stick by its draft rules and disregard Inman Grant's advice. 'Today's position from the eSafety Commissioner represents inconsistent and contradictory advice, having previously flagged concerns the ban 'may limit young people's access to critical support',' YouTube's public policy and government relations manager, Rachel Lord, said. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email 'eSafety's advice ignores Australian families, teachers, broad community sentiment and the government's own decision.' Inman Grant's speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday set out more details of the social media age limit – which she referred to as a 'delay' rather than a 'ban' – to come into force in mid-December. While there are still no details of how social media users would be age checked, she said Australians should expect 'a waterfall of tools and techniques', many likely to include artificial intelligence like analysing facial or hand features. Guardian Australia is aware several social media platforms have privately expressed concern about a lack of information about their obligations under the laws, and raised doubts they would be able to build such age assurance systems with less than six months until the deadline. Inman Grant indicated age verification would take place on individual platforms, rather than at the device or app store level, adding that many social media sites already used tools to estimate or verify users' ages. She said platforms would need to report their progress to eSafety, and demonstrate they were using tools to verify users and remove children. However Inman Grant also conceded systems would not be perfect: 'We know that companies aren't going to get it right the first time. None of these technologies are foolproof, but again, if they're using them in tandem with one another, they'll have greater levels of success.' 'While the social media delay will not solve everything, it will create some friction in the system … this world-leading legislation seeks to shift the burden of reducing harm away from parents and carers and back on to the companies themselves,' Inman Grant said. 'We are treating big tech like the extractive industry it has become. Australia is legitimately asking companies to provide the lifejackets and the safe guardrails we expect from almost every other consumer-facing industry.' YouTube had been pledged a carve-out by former communications minister Michelle Rowland, who listed it alongside Google Classroom and online services from ReachOut and Kids Helpline as being exempt from the ban because they help children 'get the education and health support they need'. Federal government sources said the communications minister, Anika Wells, would decide within weeks whether to take the commissioner's advice to amend the draft rules. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion YouTube maintained its service is about video distribution and watching content, not social interactions. Lord said YouTube had been a leader in building age-appropriate products and responding to threats, and denied it had ever changed policies to negatively impact younger users. YouTube said it removed more than 192,000 videos for violating its hate and abuse policies in the first quarter of 2025 alone, and has designed age-appropriate products specifically for young children. Lord said the government should not change course on exempting YouTube from the ban. 'eSafety's advice goes against the government's own commitment, its own research on community sentiment, independent research, and the view of key stakeholders in this debate.' The shadow communications minister, Melissa McIntosh, said the government must provide more clarity on the looming reforms. 'In or out, the government needs to make its position clear on the requirements for social media platforms and families to protect our kids from the vitriol that is so prevalent online,' she said. 'There are more questions than answers right now, including what verification technology will be required, which platforms are in or out and what constitutes platforms taking reasonable steps to implement social media age minimum standards by 10 December 2025.'
