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Redoubt volcano, Alaska

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Alaskan volcano Mount Redoubt erupts

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An Alaskan volcano 100 miles (160km) south-west of the state’s largest city, Anchorage, erupted overnight, sending a plume of smoke up to 15,000 metres (50,000ft) into the air. Mount Redoubt experienced four large explosions late on Sunday and early today, …

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Earthquake rattles Alaska’s largest city

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – A moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, on Saturday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was 161 miles southwest of Anchorage. There was no tsunami warning in effect, according to the …

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Two earthquakes rattle remote Alaska

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two moderate earthquakes rattled remote locations in Alaska on Friday, according to the U.S. National Earthquake Center. A magnitude 5.3 quake struck 13 miles west northwest of the Alaska town of Anchor Point, which is about 200 …

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Eklutna plane crash kills 1

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man is dead after the home-built plane he was flying crashed near Eklutna Friday afternoon, the second fatal plane crash in the Anchorage area in three days The plane, a home-built, Challenger 2 experimental airplane, crashed …

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