A strong earthquake struck South-Central Alaska on Thursday morning, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, rattling the communities of Willow and nearby Anchorage. Communities between Fairbanks and Anchorage are also reporting their accounts of the temblor.
The quake which struck at 10:51 AM, had a depth of 63 miles.
As this advisory from the Alaska/BC Tsunami Centre advises, No Tsunami Warning was generated for the North Coast by the event.
Strong earthquake rattles large swath of Alaska
Strong earthquake felt from Anchorage to Fairbanks
Powerful earthquake rattles large swath of Alaska, including largest city
Past items of note on seismic events along the BC/Alaska coastline can be found on our archive page.
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