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Alaska Hit By Powerful 6 1-Magnitude Earthquake

Alaska Hit By Powerful 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Charlie Cocksedge | Last updated  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. Advert Residents described items falling off shelves after hearing the ground move and shake.

Significant Magnitude 6 1 Earthquake Hits Alaska

6 1 magnitude quake rattles Alaska

A powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Alaska on Sunday evening, according to officials. The quake hit just before 11 p.m. local time from an epicenter under the Talkeetna Mountains in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The temblor originated at a depth of 27 miles. The epicenter was about 45 miles south of Chickaloon and 55 miles north of Sutton, according to the USGS and Alaska Earthquake Center. The magnitude 6.1 quake originated at a depth of 27 miles under the Talkeetna Mountains, about 100 miles north of Anchorage. (U.S. Geological Survey) Residents felt the quake from as far south as Homer to Fairbanks in the north – about a 580-mile range, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Many residents felt the earth rumble 100 miles away in Anchorage.

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