Post by Logan on Jan 24, 2016 5:12:21 GMT -6
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit southern Alaska early Sunday morning.
The agency says the earthquake struck about 1:30 a.m. Alaska time and was centered 55 miles southeast of the town of Illiamna and 160 miles southwest of Anchorage.
The earthquake was widely felt by residents of Anchorage, and there are reports of scatted power outages.
Anchorage resident Ron Barta says his house shook about 1:34 a.m. when the earthquake hit. Barta, 55, says the pictures on the walls started moving, but there was no damage to his house and no one was hurt.
Continued at www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-earthquake-hits-southern-alaska-20160124-story.html .
The agency says the earthquake struck about 1:30 a.m. Alaska time and was centered 55 miles southeast of the town of Illiamna and 160 miles southwest of Anchorage.
The earthquake was widely felt by residents of Anchorage, and there are reports of scatted power outages.
Anchorage resident Ron Barta says his house shook about 1:34 a.m. when the earthquake hit. Barta, 55, says the pictures on the walls started moving, but there was no damage to his house and no one was hurt.
Continued at www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-earthquake-hits-southern-alaska-20160124-story.html .