Alaskan Peninsula rocked by huge 8.2-magnitude earthquake, 6th-largest in US history, triggering tsunami warning ...News

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An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale has struck just south of the Alaskan Peninsula. The authorities have issued warnings and advisory notices about a possible tsunami. At 10:15pm local time on Wednesday evening (06:15 GMT Thursday), an earthquake rocked the Alaskan Peninsula. The US Geological Survey said the quake, measuring 8.2 in magnitude, had occurred at a depth of 29 miles (46.7km), and that the epicenter was 56 miles (91km) southeast of Perryville, a small settlement on the peninsula.  The US National Tsunami Warning Center issued the most severe warning on its scale for part of the peninsula. Hawaii’s status was up

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