Washington, United States:
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula, triggering a tsunami alert for areas within 300 kilometers of the epicenter.
The shallow earthquake struck at 6:12 a.m. GMT on Wednesday about 500 miles southwest of Anchorage and about 60 miles southeast of the isolated colony of Perryville, the US Geological Survey said.
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