We explore the vulnerabilities in the Indian Ocean’s current tsunami alert network two decades after 2004. Despite technical advances, key warning buoys are decommissioned and coastal planning remains inadequate.

An all clear was issued for Kachemak Bay communities at 1:48 p.m. by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management.

While the Gulf is far less prone to tsunamis than the Pacific, experts say it’s not entirely out of the question.

Washington – Washington Emergency Management is trying to determine the impact Washington will take from the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred 50 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska. “We are still examining what exactly this means for Washington state coastlines. We are in contact with the National Tsunami Warning Center,” they wrote.