ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – At 11:41 a.m. December 6th, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake was reported by the Alaska Earthquake Center 58 miles north of Yakutat and 68 miles southwest of Haines Junction.
This kicked off a series of aftershocks, including multiple above 5.0.
“Here we are 40 minutes after the earthquake, it appears to be generating a pretty vigorous aftershock sequence,” Michael West, the state seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center, said.
West said he has not heard of any injuries.
He has also not heard of any damages, but noted the state is “very much in the midst of response right now.”
“Magnitude 7 is certainly enough to cause ground failures. So, though I have no observations yet, I wouldn’t be surprised if we heard about roadways or something that were impacted or landslides in the area or anything like that. But, again, we do not know that at this time, but magnitude 7 is the kind of earthquake where we would begin to expect those kinds of impacts,” West said.
No tsunami watches or warnings have been issued as of about 12:30 p.m. The National Tsunami Warning Center said it does not have concerns about a tsunami, but it will keep monitoring the situation.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with new information.
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