A remote region near the Alaska-Yukon border was struck by a Powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake on Saturday but officials have reported no immediate damage or injuries. There were no tsunami warnings following the large tremor either. The US Geological Survey said the epicentre was around 230 miles (370 kilometres) northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 155 miles (250 kilometres) west of Whitehorse, Yukon. (Picture: Geological Survey)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Calista MacLeod in Whitehorse said the detachment received two 911 calls regarding the seismic event. He said: ‘It definitely was felt. There are a lot of people on social media, people felt it.’ A seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, Alison Bird, said the part of the Yukon most affected by the temblor is home to scenic mountains and few people. (Picture: Getty)
She said: ‘Mostly people have reported things falling off shelves and walls. It doesn’t seem like we’ve seen anything in terms of structural damage.’ Bird added that the Canadian community nearest to the epicenter is Haines Junction, which is about 80 miles away. The Yukon Bureau of Statistics lists its population count for 2022 as 1,018. (Picture: Getty)
The quake was also about 56 miles (91 kilometers) from Yakutat, Alaska, which the USGS said has a population of 662. It struck at a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers) and was followed by multiple smaller aftershocks. Aftershocks can happen days, weeks or even years after the first earthquake. These events can be of equal or larger magnitude to the initial earthquake, and they can continue to affect already damaged locations. (Picture: earthquake alaska)
The earthquake hit at 1:41 am. Residents of Haines Junction, Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay told CBC that they weren’t aware of any serious fallout as a result of the earthquake. Ramandeep Kaur, who works at the Talbot Arm Motel in Destruction Bay, said: ‘There was mild shaking that lasted 5-6 minutes. No injuries in our building.’ (Picture:Earthquake Alaska)
Jane Mendoza, manager of the Top Spot convenience store in Haines Junction, told CBC: ‘I was working at my computer and suddenly it was moving – I thought a truck was coming from the parking lot but it was getting stronger and stronger. I went out and saw all the shelves moving and that was a little bit scary.’ (Picture: Getty)
Resident Shannon Ryan was at home in Whitehorse when she felt the shaking. She said: ‘I stopped mid-conversation when things started to shake in the house and we thought, “Do we need to leave, run outside? What do we do?” It lasted a long time. Nothing fell, but glasses were rattling.’ Edwin Nissen, a professor of earth and ocean sciences at the University of Victoria, says earthquakes have been recorded in the same area in 1899, 1979, 2002 and 2017. (Picture: Getty) Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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