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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

boats in harbor at Sand Point
Theo Greenly
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KDSP
Sand Point, located on Popof Island just across from the Alaska Peninsula, experienced a 7.3 magnitude earthquake Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Coastal communities react to a tsunami warning this afternoon after a large earthquake near the Aleutians. Plus, researchers study the landslide threat for new housing units planned in Klukwan. And, items from the abandoned Bering Sea community of King Island are returned to Nome.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Tim Rockey and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage
Patrick Gilchrist in Fairbanks
Avery Ellfeldt in Haines
Davis Hovey and Brian Venua in Kodiak
Ben Townsend in Nome
Theo Greenly in Sand Point
Katherine Rose in Petersburg

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove with audio engineering from Toben Shelby and producing from Tim Rockey.

Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487.
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