Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Alaska

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Jan 11 (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck 71 km east and southeast of Nikolsky, Alaska, early on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake’s strength was revised upwards from a previous estimate of 6.7 and was at a depth of 22.3 km. (Reporting by Shivam Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by Louise Heavens and Andrew Heavens)

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