Alaska Hit By Powerful 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake
Charlie Cocksedge
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11:10 AM, May 31 2021 GMT+1
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has been felt across central Alaska, hitting the area just before 11.00pm local time (7.00am GMT) last night, May 30.
According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the quake was at a depth of 27.3 miles. Tremors were felt particularly strongly in Mat-Su and Anchorage, though no tsunami warning has been issued. Areas from Homer to Fairbanks are also said to have felt the quake.
Local media reports the earthquake was centred under the Talkeetna Mountains in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, mostly effecting Southcentral Alaska.
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