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| Tsunami warning live: Alaska braces for impact as warning is withdrawn for most of US west coast | |
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| Alaska is bracing itself for a small tsunami after a huge 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck at a shallow depth some 160 miles off the state's coast. | |
| While alerts were originally issued across the entire west coast of America and Canada, they have since been withdrawn for all states except Alaska. | |
| The US Geological Survey said the quake struck 256 km (157 miles) southeast of Chiniak, Alaska at a depth of 10 km at 0931 GMT on Tuesday morning. | The US Geological Survey said the quake struck 256 km (157 miles) southeast of Chiniak, Alaska at a depth of 10 km at 0931 GMT on Tuesday morning. |
| The quake prompted a red tsunami warning for parts of Alaska and Canada and and a tsunami watch for the entire US west coast, the US Tsunami Warning System said. | The quake prompted a red tsunami warning for parts of Alaska and Canada and and a tsunami watch for the entire US west coast, the US Tsunami Warning System said. |
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