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| Tsunami alert cancelled as 'small wave' reaches Alaska | Tsunami alert cancelled as 'small wave' reaches Alaska |
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| A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Alaska early on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning that was later cancelled, the US Geological Survey said. | A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Alaska early on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning that was later cancelled, the US Geological Survey said. |
| Only a "small wave" was recorded reaching the shores of Atka in the US state after the tremor, whose preliminary measurement was 7.1. | Only a "small wave" was recorded reaching the shores of Atka in the US state after the tremor, whose preliminary measurement was 7.1. |
| State emergency officials say some residents had evacuated to higher ground until the all-clear was given. | State emergency officials say some residents had evacuated to higher ground until the all-clear was given. |
| There were no initial reports of injuries or damage. | There were no initial reports of injuries or damage. |
| The tremor hit Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands at 10:55 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported. | The tremor hit Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands at 10:55 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported. |
| The quake's epicentre was 125 miles (200km) from Atka, at a depth of 22 miles. | The quake's epicentre was 125 miles (200km) from Atka, at a depth of 22 miles. |
| 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. | 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 state 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. |