Central Alaska was hit by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck on Thursday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The quake struck at 6:00 a.m. local time and was felt as far away as Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage.
The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 81.6 km (50.7 miles). The epicentre was 19 km (12 miles) N (356°) from Skwentna, 46 km (29 miles) SW (218°) from Petersville, 57 km (35 miles) WSW (240°) from Trapper Creek, and 125 km (78 miles) NW (320°) from Anchorage.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or significant structural damage from Thursday morning’s earthquake.
The last significant earthquake to hit the U.S. State, which lies on the seismically active “Pacific Ring of Fire”, was a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on 23 June last. The quake rattled the sparsely populated Fox Islands region of the Aleutian Islands. Thursday night. The epicentre, recorded at a depth of 62km, was located 64 km (39 miles) SW of Amukta Island, 103 km (64 miles) SW of Yunaska Island, and 1677 km (1042 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city. The quake hit just two days after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Rat Islands region.
