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Southwest Alaska felt four earthquakes over the last two days, according to the U.S. Tsuami Warning Center. The first one hit 50 miles west of Homer around noon yesterday. Early this morning, two more struck along the Aleutian chain, one off Amchitka and another off Chignik. Then at around 6 am this morning, a fourth earthquake hit the Gulf 160 …

The National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer has issued a statement that NO tsunami is expected after a sizable earthquake off the coast of Ecuador this morning. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck at 8:47 Alaska time, just two-tenths of a degree north of the equator at a depth of 42 miles. The statement from the Tsunami Warning Center said the quake …