A magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook the Alaska Peninsula early this morning, the US Geological Survey said.

All world agencies are broadcasting about the earthquake.

Several aftershocks followed. One of them with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale.

A tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake, which was at a depth of 9.3 kilometers.

Here are the earthquake data:

7.4
Region ALASKA PENINSULA
Date time 2023-07-16 06:48:20.0 UTC
Location 54.488; -160,822
Depth 10 km
Distance 986 km SSW of Anchorage, United States / pop: 298,000 / local time: 22:48:20.0 2023-07-15
97 km S of Sand Point, United States / pop: 1,000 / local time: 22:48:20.0 2023-07-15

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