Moderate earthquake rattles Alaska's west Aleutian Islands

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Last Updated : Jun 03 2017 | 5:22 AM IST
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rumbled north of Alaska's Aleutian Islands but did not cause a tsunami or damage structures.
The US Geological Survey says the earthquake occurred at 2:24 pm about 127 miles (204 kilometers) northwest of Attu (at-TOO) Island near the far west end of the Aleutians.
The Alaska Earthquake Center says the moderate earthquake was at a depth of about 16 miles (26 kilometers).
Residents of Shemya (SHEM-ya) Island about 147 miles southeast of the earthquake felt the ground move. Attu is nearly 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.

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First Published: Jun 03 2017 | 5:22 AM IST

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