Emergency Info BC says there’s no tsunami threat to British Columbia after a roughly 5.4 magnitude earthquake rumbled off the south coast of Alaska on Thursday morning.
The earthquake was detected around 10:30 a.m. about 177 kilometres south of Anchorage, AK and about 72 kilometres east of Homer, AK.
Just before 10:40 a.m., Emergency Info BC said there was no tsunami threat and no danger to the province from the earthquake.
While the United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the earthquake at a 5.4 magnitude, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) placed the quake at a lower 5.1 magnitude.
As of 10:50 a.m., more than 60 people reported feeling the quake to the USGS, all in the Alaska area.
From the National Tsunami Warning Center:
✅ NO tsunami, NO danger from a recent earthquake.
Duty Scientists analyzed the event
at 0933 AKST Oct 30:
M5.1 45 mi E of Homer, Alaska.
A Tsunami Information Statement for this event is posted at https://t.co/npoUHxWBas
— NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) October 30, 2025
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