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Tsunami advisory canceled after magnitude 7.3 earthquake recorded off Alaska coast

The giant earthquake was recorded at 12:37 p.m. local time, southeast of Sand Point, a community located on Popof Island in ...

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday’s earthquake was notable

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...

Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska's southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake, but officials later canceled a tsunami warning in the area.