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Magnitude 8.2 #Quake Off #Alaska Prompts #Tsunami Warning

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Magnitude 8.2 #Quake Off #Alaska Prompts #Tsunami Warning

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An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 hit 256 km southeast of Chiniak, Alaska at a depth of 10 km at 0931 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake prompted a tsunami warning for parts of Alaska and Canada and a tsunami watch for the entire US west coast, the US Tsunami Warning System said.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team