by Craig Takeuchi on April 8th, 2021 at 10:57 AM 1 of 1 2 of 1
An inland earthquake rumbled in central Alaska, north of Anchorage, this morning.
The quake struck at 9:10 a.m. Anchorage time (10:10 a.m. Vancouver time) at a depth of 59 kilometres (37 miles).
Although the U.S. Geological Survey initially reported it as 5.9-magnitude, it has since readjusted it to 5.7-magnitude.
The Alaska Earthquake Centre measured it as 5.5-magnitude and reported that it was widely felt throughout Central Alaska.
The epicentre was positioned 31 kilometres (19 miles) southeast of Cantwell, Alaska; 189 kilometres (117 miles) southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska; and 757 kilometres (470 miles) northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon.
A study conducted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, published in