An earthquake that made news everywhere, but here it seems.

When the earth rumbled just west of Craig Alaska in the earliest of hours of Saturday morning, the information flow seemed rather slow to say the least.

Unlike the Haida Gwaii quake of Ocotber 27th which quickly generated news coverage across BC and the country for that matter, Saturday morning's quake didn't seem to capture the imagination quite the same way.

That despite the fact, that once again Prince Rupert was put under a tsunami watch.

As we outlined on the blog on Saturday morning, for the most part reports of the quake were light, with CFTK perhaps the best of the local presence with updates at least posted to their website (see link directly above from our blog for their coverage) as the morning moved forward and Prince Rupert Emergency responders once again put their emergency plans to the test.

As Monday heads into the evening hours, accounts of the earthquake seem to have missed the  Northern View's news portal, with nary a mention provided thus far, of Saturday mornings temblor and the local response to it.

Likewise, the CBC Daybreak North website has a review of the Saturday earthquake, and then examines events on Haida Gwaii where residents are still feeling the after affects of the October quake.

And while perhaps it just gets a Huh? What? from some of the local media, the Saturday shuffle from Craig has resonated with the media in Prince George.

Prince George Citizen-- Alaska quake sparks tsunami warning
Opinion 250-- Large Earthquake off Southern Alaska Overnight
CBC-- Dealing with PTSD after the Haida Gwaii earthquakes
QCI Observer-- Islanders prudent to seek higher ground: seismologist

In particular, an editorial in the Prince George Citizen offers up some thoughts on the impact of a major quake on the North Coast (all be it in the prism of the impact it may have on Prince George).

Our full review of some of the seismic developments on the West Coast can be found here.

CFTK-- Alaska Quake (video)
CFTK-- Tsunami Response (video)

Update:

The Northern View made first mention of Saturday's event in the print edition of their newspaper   from Wednesday, electronic imprint of which can found at left through their e edition.

(No mention of the earthquake seems to have found its way to their electronic portal thus far)

As well as the front page report on Saturday's quake and subsequent tsunami warning, there  is an offering on the editorial page (Page 6) on the theme of emergency sirens for the city and how perhaps they may cause more of a panic rather than provide a warning

7.5 magnitude Alaskan earthquake puts Prince Rupert under Tsunami Warning

Lighting fixtures swayed, furniture might have shifted and homes vibrated in the Prince Rupert area shortly before 1 am on Saturday morning as a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the Alaska panhandle community of Craig, Alaska.

Originally recorded as a 7.7 magnitude temblor (it was downgraded following a review), the quake rumbled off the Alaska coast at 11:58 PM Alaska Time (12:58 BC) with reports of the quake being felt as far inland as Smithers, British Columbia.

The closest community to the epicentre of the quake was Craig, which was 106 kilometres from where the quake struck, Prince Rupert is 304 kilometres from the earthquake centre point.

Shortly after the earthquake was reported, the Region of the Pacific coast from Alaska down to Northern Vancouver Island was placed under a Tsunami Warning with a bulletin issued at 1201 Alaska Time from Palmer Alaska.

The first noticeable aftershock of 4.7 mg was recorded at 12:27 Alaska Time (1:27 BC). Subsequent aftershocks were recorded as follows:

1:32 AM (BC Time) 4.5
1:41AM (BC Time)  4.2
2:11 AM (BC Time) 4.8
3:39 AM (BC Time) 4.0
4:05 AM (BC Time) 3.8
4:28 AM (BC Time) 5.1
7:31 AM (BC TIme) 4.0
7:41 AM (BC Time) 4.4
11:52 AM (BC Time) 3.9
12:43 PM (BC Time) 4.2
1:26 PM (BC Time) 4.0

Much like the Haida Gwaii quake of October, Prince Rupert RCMP and Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue began to block off roads leading to the waterfront areas and by 1:45 am had begun to advise residents of the Beach and Water streets of the Tsunami warning that had been in effect. Members were also checking on boats in local marinas and along docks to advise that a tsunami had been generated.

An update from Emergency Information British Columbia issued at 2:45 AM advised local governments in the affected areas to activate their emergency plans and immediately begin evacuation of identified areas at risk for tsunami impacts.

At 2:30 the Tsunami warning for regions of Coastal Southern British Columbia were lifted.

However Prince Rupert and northern areas of British Columbia and Alaska remained under the Tsunami Warning, though in an advisory from the Pacific Tsunami Warning centre, the advice for local officials was that if a damaging wave had not arrived within 2 hours of the seismic event, then the threat period most likely had passed.

At 310 AM the Tsunami Warning for the Northern portion of British Columbia was cancelled.

Unlike the Haida Gwaii quake of October, which generated much in the way of media attention.  News media reports of the Saturday morning earthquake and tsunami warnings were less than brisk, major news websites out of Vancouver had little to no information on the event by 3 AM, though there was cursory information on the CBC website and from the CKNW radio website.

Locally CFTK-TV had frequent updates posted on their website through the period of the seismic event.

CFTK-- Prince Rupert Fire Chief says Tsunami Response Quicker This Time
CFTK-- Alaskan Earthquake Felt Across Northwest BC
CFTK-- Tsunami Warning Cancelled
CFTK-- Latest Tsunami Bulletin 3 AM Saturday
CFTK-- Update from Prince Rupert Emergency Centre
CFTK-- Updated Tsunami Warnings
CFTK-- Earthquake Strikes off coast of Alaska - Warnings issued for BC

CBC-- Alaska quake prompts B. C. tsunami warning
KRBD-- Quake hits Southeast, tsunami warning issued
KRBD-- POW residents feel quake, head to high ground
KRBD-- Evacuation Centers closed as wave warnings dropped
CKNW-- Tsunami Alert after 7.5 magnitude quake in Alaska
Inquirer Net-- 7.7 magnitude quake hits off Alaska, triggers local tsunami
National Post-- Powerful Alaska earthquake sparks brief tsunami warning for B. C. coast
Globe and Mail-- Tsunami warning for B. C. cancelled after 7.5 magnitude quake
Vancouver Sun-- B. C. coast tsunami warnings issued after Alaskan quake cancelled
Opinion 250-- Large Earthquake Off Southern Alaska Overnight

You can review many of our seismic events over the last year from our North Coast Review archives.