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6.5 Quake Rocks Alaska

No injuries reported after shaker hits Aleutians

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted May 2, 2008 4:27 AM CDT
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(Newser) – In another of a troubling series of earthquakes to hit the US, a 6.5 magnitude shaker has struck Alaska, Reuters reports. The quake hit a sparsely inhabited section of the Aleutian island chain, and so far there have been no reports of injuries. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the earthquake was not large enough to pose a tsunami risk. A spasm of quakes have rattled California and Nevada in recent weeks.

The quake hit the Andreanof Islands, a remote part of the Aleutian island chain off the coast of Alaska.
The quake hit the Andreanof Islands, a remote part of the Aleutian island chain off the coast of Alaska.   ((c) pingnews.com)
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake in the Aleutians was not strong enough to pose a tsunami danger to the coasts of the US and Canada.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake in the Aleutians was not strong enough to pose a tsunami danger to the coasts of the US and Canada.   ((c) Northern Xander)
Am earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale has been reported in Alaska's Aleutian islands.
Am earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale has been reported in Alaska's Aleutian islands.   (Shutter Stock)
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