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Powerful quake shakes Alaska's Aleutian Islands

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  • 7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes western end of island chain
  • A tsunami warning was immediately issued but soon canceled
  • There were no immediate reports of damage
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(CNN) -- A 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the western end of Alaska's Aleutian Islands early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake was detected at 12:30 a.m. Alaska time (4:30 a.m. ET).

A tsunami warning was immediately issued but soon canceled for the Alaska coast by the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.

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The earthquake was centered 35 miles under the sea near the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Island chain, the USGS reported. See the earthquake's location »

There were no immediate reports of damage from the earthquake. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend

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