A tsunami advisory was lifted Wednesday afternoon for a portion of the Alaskan Peninsula coastline following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that shook 50 miles off its coast, after the National Weather Service initially issued a tsunami warning,

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Alaska on Wednesday afternoon and a tsunami warning was canceled two hours later for the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island.

The National Tsunami Warning Center has warned that the quake, which occurred at 12:55 p.m. local time, could generate dangerous waves and coastal flooding and has urged all residents within the warni