A strong earthquake hits Alaska and a warning of a possible tsunami

2018-11-30 2018-11-30T20:49:51Z
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Weather of Arabia - The US Geological Agency announced that a seven-magnitude earthquake struck Friday morning in southern Alaska, prompting the authorities to issue a warning of a possible tsunami in this region, which they canceled at a later time.

The agency added that the residents of Anchorage, the largest city in the state, felt the strength of the quake, but it has not yet reported any casualties or serious damage.

The earthquake occurred 14 km from Anchorage at a depth of 41 km.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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