New York, July 17 -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 jolted 87 km south of Sand Point, Alaska, the United States, at 20:37:40 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.



The epicenter, with a depth of 36 km, was initially determined to be at 54.55 degrees north latitude and 160.34 degrees west longitude.

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