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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Unalaska, Alaska

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(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Unalaska in Alaska, a significant fishing port with 4,700 full-time residents, on Friday, the Alaska Earthquake Middle on the College of Alaska Fairbanks mentioned.

The quake struck at 8:17 p.m. (0517 GMT on Saturday), the middle mentioned.

America Geological Survey (USGS), which registered the quake at 6.2 magnitude, mentioned it struck 74 km (46 miles) south of Unalaska at a depth of three km (2 miles).

The U.S. Tsunami Warning System mentioned there was no tsunami warning after the quake.

(Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru and Yereth Rosen; Modifying by William Mallard)

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