News24com Quake measuring at least 72 strikes Alaska Peninsula tsunami alert issued
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 has struck the Alaska Peninsula, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said late on Wednesday.
The quake was at a depth of 35km, USGS added.
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The US Tsunami Warning System, which said the quake had a magnitude of 8.1, issued a tsunami warning for the US Pacific territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) estimated the quake at a magnitude of 8.0 and a depth of 10km.
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