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Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why.

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years — including one that shook com...

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A Surge of Earthquakes in Alaska Is Raising Red Flags

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7.3 Magnitude earthquake hits Alaska, Tsunami Warning in place

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Tsunami warning downgraded to advisory after 7.3 earthquake rocks Alaska coast

The tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory after a 7.3 earthquake in Alaska.

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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Alaska, no Hawaii tsunami threat

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No tsunami danger on California coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Alaska, officials say

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A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska's southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

The U.S. Tsunami Center said the warning was in effect from about 40 miles (64.4 km) southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass, a distance of about 700 miles.

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7.3 magnitude earthquake triggers brief tsunami warning for Southwest Alaska communities

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Tsunami warning issued after 7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Alaska

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Tsunami alerts for Alaska canceled after 7.3-magnitude earthquake off Aleutians

No damage was immediately reported. The main threat had been dangerous currents or waves, not widespread inundation, the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said.

Alaska earthquake was followed by 40 aftershocks

I’ve got liquid smoke and barbecue sauce and pickles ... broken on the floor,” the manager of the local general store said. “It smells horrendous in here.”

‘Nazi Creek’ in Alaska Gets a New Name After More Than 70 Years

German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name persisted.

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Alaska’s Nazi Creek renamed after 80 years, following advocacy by son of WWII veteran

A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week. Following a campaign by a local advocate, the creek was given a new name in the language of the local Indigenous people,

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Map enthusiast helps change offensive creek name in Western Aleutians

Nazi Creek was renamed Thursday to Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, an Unangax̂ phrase replacing a name originally assigned by World War II-era soldiers.