Alaska Earthquake at 7.2 Magnitude

A magnitude of 7.2 earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean off Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands. A tsunami warning was issued but was cancelled after an hour.

Here’s the details provide by USGS:

Magnitude: 7.2
Date-Time:

Friday, June 24, 2011 at 03:09:40 UTC
Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 06:09:40 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location: 52.008°N, 171.859°W
Depth :62.6 km (38.9 miles)
Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
Distances:

64 km (39 miles) SW of Amukta Island, Alaska
103 km (64 miles) SW of Yunaska Island, Alaska
1677 km (1042 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
2429 km (1509 miles) W of WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory, Canada

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