
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska early Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted.
The temblor, whose magnitude was initially placed at 7.7, occurred at 0858 GMT, with its epicenter located 106 km west of Craig, Alaska, at a depth of 9.9 km, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The major earthquake prompted tsunami observers to issue a warning for coastal areas near the epicenter, which was eventually expanded to cover the shores from Cape Fairweather, Alaska, to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada....
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