A tsunami advisory is in effect for parts of the Alaska Peninsula following a large, underwater earthquake.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration initially issued a warning for coastal areas from Kennedy Entrance, about 40 miles southwest of Homer, to Unimak Pass, about 80 miles northeast of Unalaska. The warning has been downgraded to an advisory.

The warning came after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit about 54 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A major earthquake capable of “serious damage” is a quake of magnitude 7.0 to 7.9.

Earlier in the day, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit 45 miles southeast of Atka Village, Alaska.

“Coastal Alaska communities live with the most serious tsunami risk in the United States,” according to the Alaska Earthquake Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Tsunamis can be caused by “any large movement of land in or near the ocean,” including earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions, the center’s website says. There have been more than 15,000 earthquakes reported in Alaska this year.

Magnitude 7 to 8 earthquakes happen about once per year, according to Sea Grant Alaska.

The NOAA issues tsunami warnings for any seismic activity greater than magnitude 7.0, according to a NOAA informational sheet.

“Warnings are issued when the earthquake information or tsunami forecasts indicate that a wave over one meter in amplitude is expected, possible, or ongoing,” the info sheet said.

According to the NOAA’s U.S. Tsunami Warning System, “Tsunamis that cause damage or deaths near their source occur approximately twice per year. Tsunamis that cause damage or deaths on distant shores (more than 1,000 kilometers, 620 miles, away) occur about twice per decade.”

“The Hills” actor Spencer Pratt is coming down hard on California governor Gavin Newsom (D) and the state Senate for supporting a bill that will allow the city to purchase fire ravaged lots to construct low income housing. 

“… I used my trusty Chat GPT pro asking why this Bill would be bad for residents. The response was interesting. So I asked my new 4 agents at Grok 4 heavy the same question,” the 41-year-old reality star wrote in his Instagram caption. 

Pratt included images of the bill’s text and the AI platform breakdowns of what it all meant. 

“Obviously I’m no genius… but having the people in charge of the town they just let burn down make any decisions in rebuilding it… seems crazy to me,” he added.   

The images included detailed breakdowns of California Senate Bill 549 via Grok 4 Heavy. 

“Removes local control over land use in fire-affected areas; enables county rezoning/redevelopment without resident input; risks displacement, overdevelopment, added bureaucracy, delays, and new taxes,” one image in the carousel said.

Another image detailed why SB549 was “bad for residents,” giving reasons such as “creates a county authority that overrides city/community decisions on rebuilding after wildfires” and “enables rezoning without input.”

Pratt lost his $3 million home during the wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area in January. He previously announced his intention to sue the state for their handling of the natural disaster. 

Per Los Angeles Magazine, the bill will allow the city to purchase now vacant lots of structures destroyed by the fires to build low income housing.

Newsom announced that he has allocated $101 million in taxpayer funds to help with the project. 

“Los Angeles has taken significant steps to rebuild after January’s fires, but the devastation is significant and there remains a long road ahead. Thousands of families – from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Malibu – are still displaced and we owe it to them to help,” Newsom said, saying the bill seeks to “accelerate the development of affordable multifamily rental housing so that those rebuilding their lives after this tragedy have access to a safe, affordable place to come home to.”