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No damage was immediately reported. The main threat had been dangerous currents or waves, not widespread inundation, the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said.
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The Weather Channel on MSN7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Alaska's Aleutian Islands; Tsunami Warning ExpiredA magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Wednesday afternoon just south of the northern Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicenter was roughly 600 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. A tsunami warning was in effect for less than an hour,
I’ve got liquid smoke and barbecue sauce and pickles ... broken on the floor,” the manager of the local general store said. “It smells horrendous in here.”
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Alaska's Aleutian Islands with a jet-like rumble Friday that shook homes and sent residents scrambling for cover.