Magnitude 7.2 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
A major 7.2 earthquake occurred near the Fox Islands, Alaska. This earthquake occurred on the Aleutian subduction zone where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate.
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