TYONEK, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Earthquake Center says a magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit a peninsula in the southern part of the state. The center says the earthquake struck the Kenai Peninsula region at 1:32 p.m. Sunday. Its epicenter was 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Tyonek, a coastal village of about 200 people. The…
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