Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.

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The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit around midday about 130 miles south of Punta Burica at a preliminary depth of 6 ...