7.1 magnitude quake strikes off Alaska
05:41AM Sat 3 Sep, 2011
Washington - 03 Sep 2011: A 7.1 magnitudeearthquakestruck on Friday in the Aleutian Islands offAlaska, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it did not see a threat of a widespread destructive tsunami from the quake, which was centered in the Pacific Ocean, 107 miles (172 km) southeast of Atka, Alaska.
The quake, which struck at 10:55 GMT, was 22.1 miles (35 km) deep, the USGS said.
source: Reuters
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