Unpredictability, potential damage complicate tsunami preparedness plans

by Stephen Loiaconi

Tue, January 23rd 2018, 11:40 PM UTC

This screenshot shows alerts for a tsunami watch early Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, after an earthquake struck off Alaska's Kodiak Island prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of the state's coast. (AP Photo){p}{/p}

Evacuees gather at Kodiak High School in Kodiak, Alaska, Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami alert. (Grigore Ciubotaru via AP){p}{/p}

Jan Knutson, left, and her husband Ed Hutchinson, center, and a man at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, wait for the all-clear at Homer High School during a tsunami alert for Homer, Alaska. (Michael Armstrong/Homer News via AP){p}{/p}

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This screenshot shows alerts for a tsunami watch early Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, after an earthquake struck off Alaska's Kodiak Island prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of the state's coast. (AP Photo)

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