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>Magnitude 7.9 quake off Alaska prompts tsunami warning
>A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit the Gulf of Alaska in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting warnings of a possible tsunami down the Canadian and U.S. west coast and as far away as Hawaii.
>Local radio on the Alaskan island of Kodiak, close to the epicenter, urged listeners to move away from coastal areas.
>"This is a tsunami warning. this is not a drill. Please get out to higher ground," said the announcer on KMXT public radio. "If you are on the flats, get up on one of the hills … Just go high."
>A tsunami watch for the entire U.S. west coast and Hawaii were issued.
>"Based on all available data a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
>If a tsunami is generated, it could reach Hawaii by 4:23 a.m. (1423 GMT) at the earliest, it added.

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