7.8 earthquake hits Alaska

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Alaska Peninsula late triggering a tsunami warning.

American organization the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor stuck on Wednesday at 6:12pm GMT in south-southeast of Perryville.

“No reports of any damage,” Kodiak Police Sgt. Mike Sorter told The Associated Press early Wednesday morning. “No injuries were reported. Everything is nominal.”

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