A tsunami advisory was lifted Wednesday afternoon for a portion of the Alaskan Peninsula coastline following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that shook 50 miles off its coast, after the National Weather Service initially issued a tsunami warning,

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska’s coast near Sand Point on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning for parts of South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula.

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