What if There Were a Big-Ass Earthquake and Nobody Noticed?

[MineralMan]

https://abc7.com/78-earthquake-rocks-alaska-usgs-says/6328442/

In the wee hours this morning, a 7.8 earthquake struck just offshore on the Alaska peninsula. A tsunami warning was issued, but was later canceled for lack of a tsunami. The few inhabitants near the epicenter evacuated themselves.

Apparently, this wasn't much of a news story. It didn't get mentioned on the CBS morning news in the 7 AM hour. I don't see anything in the first page of Breaking News on DU.

It happened, though. If you're interested, you can see coverage at the link above.

7.8 is a big-ass earthquake.

[brooklynite]

1. Who didn't notice?

[MineralMan]

2. The news media this morning.

[brooklynite]

4. I assume you mean it wasn't on TV?

Maybe there wasn't video of anything significant happening?

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/us/alaska-7-8-magnitude-earthquake/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/tsunami-warning-issued-for-parts-of-alaska-after-7-4-magnitude-earthquake

https://weather.com/news/news/2020-07-22-alaska-earthquake-tsunami-warning-evacuations

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/powerful-78-earthquake-hits-alaska-isles-tsunami-71913976

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earthquake-alaska-tsuani-warning-evacuations-kodiak/

https://www.today.com/video/earthquake-in-alaska-triggers-tsunami-warning-and-evacuations-88112709730

[malaise]

3. I actually heard this mentioned in the weather update

on M$NBComcast before six but I agree this needs way more coverage.
We also have a Tropical storm in the Atlantic South of the Lesser Antilles