A remote border region between Alaska and Yukon in Canada was struck by a high-impact 7 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, December 6. No tsunami warnings or reports of structural damage have been reported till now.
The earthquake struck about 370 KM north-west of Juneau in Alaska, and 250 KM west of Whitehorse in Yukon, Canada, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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What has the Alaska Earthquake Centre reported?
The Alaska Earthquake Centre posted on their official website, "On Saturday, December 6, just before noon, a magnitude 7 earthquake was felt across a 500-mile radius around the epicentre, near Hubbard Glacier, about 60 miles north of Yakutat, Alaska. At about three-quarters of a mile into Canada, this event technically lies outside of Alaska."
They added, "The Saturday earthquake was quite shallow, so ground shaking was very strong in a 50-mile radius of the epicentre, and we expect to hear reports of damage to building foundations and of objects flying off of shelves."
On subsequent tsunami warnings, the Alaska Earthquake Centre said, "While no tsunami warning was issued after this earthquake, it’s worth noting that the largest tsunami runup in the world, the July 1958 Lituya Bay tsunami, started with a M7.8 earthquake on the Fairweather Fault. No landslides were reported after today’s earthquake, either. Still, the event is a reminder that large earthquakes, landslides, and tsunamis often go hand-in-hand in coastal Alaska."
