The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. January 23, 2018 Tsunami Warning Issued After Earthquake Off Alaska's Coast ---------------------------------------------------------- Evacuation sirens blared in Kodiak, Alaska, early this morning after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska's coast, prompting a tsunami warning. The National Weather Service's Tsunami Warning Center has advised that widespread hazardous tsunami waves are possible. .