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