Monday, January 7, 2013

Another aftershock of Alaska earthquake occurs

Officials with the Alaska Earthquake Information Center said it was the most intense earthquake they had felt in a decade. A tsunami warning was issued for areas along the coasts of Alaska and Canada, but was canceled shortly after. There were noA 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska near midnight on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting tsunami warnings and advisories down the coast of Alaska and Canada's British Columbia.The Associated Press reported that the earthquake struck at midnight on Friday and was centered 60 miles from Craig, Alaska. It was then followed by a few different aftershocks. The Alaska Tsunami Warning later said that the waves were too small toOfficials with the Alaska Earthquake Information Center said it was the most intense earthquake they had felt in a decade. A tsunami warning was issued for areas along the coasts of Alaska and Canada, but was canceled shortly after. There were noJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated. The magnitude 7.5
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