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Earthquake sparks tsunami warning off Alaska coast Tsunami alert cancelled as 'small wave' reaches Alaska
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A regional tsunami warning has been issued after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake south-east of Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Alaska early on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning that was later cancelled, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake's epicentre was some 125 miles (200km) from the settlement of Atka, at a depth of 22 miles, the US Geological Survey reported. Only a "small wave" was recorded reaching the shores of Atka in the US state after the tremor, whose preliminary measurement was 7.1.
Atka - some 1,000 miles south-west of Anchorage - has a population of less than 100, according to a census in 2000. State emergency officials say some residents had evacuated to higher ground until the all-clear was given.
Its main industry is fishing. There were no initial reports of injuries or damage.
The quake rocked the remote Pacific region at 1055 GMT, said the USGS. The tremor hit Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands at 10:55 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it did not forecast a widespread destructive tsunami from Friday's earthquake. The quake's epicentre was 125 miles (200km) from Atka, at a depth of 22 miles.
The warning is for coastal areas of Alaska which are very remote and not heavily populated, the Associated Press reported. Atka - some 1,000 miles south-west of Anchorage - has a population of less than 100, according to a census in 2000. Its main industry is fishing.
The region was the site of the world's biggest tsunami on record, when a massive rock-fall caused by a quake in 1958 led to a wave 1,720 ft (520m) high.The region was the site of the world's biggest tsunami on record, when a massive rock-fall caused by a quake in 1958 led to a wave 1,720 ft (520m) high.