Bigger earthquake could hit the US amid tsunami warnings? What travellers should check with airlines

Two powerful earthquakes, each above magnitude 7.0, struck Alaska and Japan within days of one another, prompting a fresh wave of concern among travellers, airlines and tourism boards across the Pacific region. A magnitude-7.0 quake rattled a remote area near Alaska’s border with Canada on December 6. Just 48 hours later, northern Japan was hit by a stronger 7.6-magnitude quake that triggered tsunami warnings, forced tens of thousands to evacuate and left at least 30 people injured. Japanese authorities later cautioned that an even more powerful earthquake could occur within the week, urging residents and visitors from Hokkaido down to Chiba (east of Tokyo) to remain on high alert. Although the two events were striking in strength and proximity, seismologists stress that they appea