Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes Aleutian Islands; no damage or tsunami
By APTuesday, March 9, 2010
No damage from 5.1 quake in Aleutian Islands
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 5.1 quake has struck the Andreanof Islands region of the Aleutian chain, but there are no reports of damage and the quake did not generate a tsunami.
The quake occurred at 5:06 a.m. local time Tuesday and was centered more than 300 miles west of Dutch Harbor and more than 1,300 miles southwest of Fairbanks.
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