Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes Alaska Peninsula, GFZ says
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning for portions of Alaska following the earthquake.
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