The Emergency nuclear attack, amber, and tsunami warning Broadcast System issued a tsunami warning to Alaska coastal areas last night, advising that homes are not built to withstand a tsunami, then called it off. An 8.3 is common enough in the region where it occurred that it might be considered normal, about the top end of the range.
I am Sooo glad I live inland. The coastal areas are beseiged with horrific storms. We may get a blizzard or sleet storm in the winter but that's about it. M