7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Is Recorded Off Coast of Alaska

Published: Friday, September 02, 2011, 7:51 AM
By The Associated Press
The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk

A pair of women talk to a Newark police officer along Green Street in Newark after a rare earthquake rattled downtown Newark and other parts of New Jersey Tuesday afternoon. (Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A tsunami warning is in effect for parts of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the ocean.

The USGS says the earthquake struck in the waters at about 6:55 a.m. Eastern time today, and there are no initial reports of injuries or damage.

The tsunami warning is in effect for coastal areas of Alaska from Unimak Pass to Amchitka Pass. The areas are very remote and not heavily populated, according to Jessica Sigala, geophysicist with the USGS in Golden, Colo.

No more details were immediately available.

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• Earthquake rocks New Jersey and New York

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(Tsunami alert was canceled)

Momma’s Source; yahoonews

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