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Earthquake Strikes Alaska's Aleutian Islands
The earthquake struck at 6:39 p.m. about 35 miles from Umnak, one of the Fox Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
ALEUTIANS WEST, AK — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck the western side of Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain.
The earthquake struck at 6:39 p.m. about 35 miles from Umnak, one of the Fox Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Umnak is about 890 miles southwest of Anchorage.
The earthquake had a depth of 15 feet. There were no reports of injuries or damage. (For more information on the earthquake and other Alaska stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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