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JAKARTA — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit the northern part of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local reports saying at least one person had been killed.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting a tsunami warning for a portion of Alaska's coast that was lifted after an hour.

A powerful magnitude 7.5 quake struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.