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Magnitude 6.8 quake hits off Greenland

09 November 2018 - 08:35 By Reuters
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The epicenter was in a remote area 407 km east of Ittoqqortoormiit in Greenland.
The epicenter was in a remote area 407 km east of Ittoqqortoormiit in Greenland.
Image: Wikimedia Commons/Hannes Grobe

A powerful quake of magnitude 6.8 struck off the eastern coast of Greenland on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.1, struck at 0149 GMT. Its epicenter was in a remote area 407 km east of Ittoqqortoormiit in Greenland.

It was strong enough to cause local waves in the Greenland Sea but was not expected to cause a tsunami in more populated areas, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said. 

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