Breaking News of the moment comes from Alaska where a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on richter scale has struck in Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Alaska Earthquake Information Center Confirmed the news saying that the 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on Thursday evening and the effects of the quake were felt as far east as Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.
There are no immediate reports of damage.
The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for certain coastal areas of Alaska, but canceled the warning an hour later.
Alaska Earthquake Information Center Confirmed the news saying that the 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on Thursday evening and the effects of the quake were felt as far east as Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.
There are no immediate reports of damage.
The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for certain coastal areas of Alaska, but canceled the warning an hour later.
US Geological Survey said that the epicenter of the quake was at 107 miles east of Atka, Alaska, at a depth of about 25 miles.
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