TSUNAMI warning in effect after

8.2-magnitude earthquake off

Alaska coast /  CNN

(CNN)- An 8.2-magnitude earthquake

detected in the Gulf of Alaska has

triggered tsunami warnings in Alaska

and tsunami watches across several

western states.

The earthquake struck about 175miles

southeast of kodiak,

Alaska, shortly after midnight in Alaska

local time, according to preliminary

figures from the United states

Geological Survey.

The quake had a depth of about

6miles, according to USGS.........