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Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Massive Major 7.1 Earthquake hits Alaska
* From: AFP
* September 02, 2011 9:30PM
A MAJOR 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck Alaska's Aleutian
Islands, triggering a tsunami warning for the remote region, the
US Geological Service reports.
The relatively shallow quake occurred early Friday some 200
kilometres from the town of Atka, in the Alaskan island chain in
the Pacific that is home to major commercial fishing enterprises.
There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage