Earthquake Information

January 24, 2016 (10:30:30 UTC)

Quake Location

Magnitude 7.1 Southern Alaska

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake knocked items off shelves and walls in Alaska early Sunday. The earthquake was widely felt because it was close to Alaska’s population centers. There were no reports of injuries, but four homes were lost to natural gas explosions or fire following the earthquake.

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