Magnitude 6 quake recorded off Alaska: USGS

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Magnitude 6 quake recorded off Alaska: USGS

January 31, 2013 12:27 PM

The Common Grounds coffee hut is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)

LONDON: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off the coast of Alaska on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

It gave the epicentre of the quake, which was 6.2 miles deep, as 47 miles south of Port Alexander.

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