6.5 magnitude quake in sea off Greenland

A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea on late Thursday night, with no immediate reports of damage or tsunami alert, the US Geological Survey said.

A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea on late Thursday night, with no immediate reports of damage or tsunami alert, the US Geological Survey said.

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The quake hit at 2247 GMT on Thursday (0407 IST Friday) at a depth of 11 kilometres, the USGS said, 1079 kilometres northwest of Murmansk, in Russia extreme northwest.