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    June 24, 2011

Major Earthquake Strikes off Alaskan Coast

   VOA News
   Fish processing workers and local residents head up the hill after a
   tsunami warning was issued in Unalaska's Dutch Harbor, in Alaska's
   Aleutian Islands, June 23, 2011
   Photo: AP
   Fish processing workers and local residents head up the hill after a
   tsunami warning was issued in Unalaska's Dutch Harbor, in Alaska's
   Aleutian Islands, June 23, 2011

   A strong earthquake struck off the coast of the northwestern U.S. state
   of Alaska late Thursday.
   The U.S. Geological Survey says a 7.2 magnitude quake was detected near
   the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, more than 1,600 kilometers
   southwest of the city of Anchorage. The quake was measured at a depth
   of 40 kilometers.
   The Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the
   coastal areas of Amchitka Pass to Dutch Harbor, but lifted it about an
   hour after the quake struck. There have been no reports of injuries or
   damage.
   David Nyland, a geologist with the center, told VOA if the quake had
   generated a tsunami, the impact would have been minimal.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

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