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Officials downgrade Alaska tsunami warning after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Officials downgrade Alaska tsunami warning after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities in areas along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded a tsunami warning for the region. There were no immediate reports of significant damage. The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, struck at 12:37 p.m. local time south of …

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