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5.0-magnitude quake hits Alaska Peninsula

By IANS | Updated: April 19, 2024 14:30 IST

Beijing, April 19 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted the Alaska Peninsula at 0727 GMT on ...

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Beijing, April 19 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted the Alaska Peninsula at 0727 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 55.52 degrees north latitude and 157.25 degrees west longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.

In July 2023, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake also triggered a tsunami advisory for southern Alaska. The earthquake was felt widely throughout the Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula and Cook Inlet regions, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.

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