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Whew! Tsunami Risk Subsides After Massive Alaskan Earthquake

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Residents of Anchorage, Alaska, are breathing a sigh of relief after officials canceled tsunami warnings Friday morning, following a massive earthquake. According to the Huffington Post, the US Geological survey measured the quake at 7.0. The earthquake hit at 8:29 a.m. local time, with the epicenter just 10 miles from Anchorage, where nearly 300,000 people reside. While officials have yet to release any estimates of damage, injuries or fatalities, people have begun to share photos and videos of destruction on social media. All local TV stations were reportedly knocked off the air.

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