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Tsunami warnings canceled after magnitude-7.9 earthquake off Alaska

(CNN) — [Breaking news update at 7:42 a.m. ET]

Forecasters canceled tsunami warnings for Alaska and the U.S. and Canadian west coasts Tuesday after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska stoked fears of severe waves.

The tsunami alerts were canceled “because additional information and analysis have better defined the threat,” said the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska.

Small tsunami waves of less than 1 foot were reported in Alaska, the center said.

[Previous story, published at 7:11 a.m. ET]

A magnitude-7.9 earthquake detected in the Gulf of Alaska has triggered tsunami warnings in Alaska and tsunami watches across several Western states.

A tsunami warning is in effect for southeast and south Alaska, including the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands, as well as British Columbia in Canada. A tsunami watch is in effect for California, Oregon and Washington, according to the Tsunami Warning Center.

As of 2:29 a.m. (6:29 a.m. ET), water in the harbor near Kodiak was receding, the city’s police department tweeted, after earlier urging residents to get at least 100 feet above sea level