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Video. Alaska earthquake sparks brief tsunami fears along US west coast

Updated: 23/01/2018 - 11:06 GMT+1

A magnitude-7.9 earthquake struck the Gulf of Alaska early on Tuesday, prompting authorities to warn of a possible tsunami in the area and all the way down the US west coast, where the alert was later lifted.

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