where was the earthquake felt in alaska
The earthquake was widely felt by Anchorage residents, but the Anchorage and Valdez police departments said they hadn't received any reports of injury or significant damage. The earthquake struck about 1:30 a.m. Alaska time and was centered 53 miles west of Anchor Point in the Kenai Peninsula, which is about 160 miles southwest of Anchorage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Vincent Nusunginya, 34, of Kenai said he was at his girlfriend's house when the quake hit.
The epicenter was located 52 miles east of Old Iliamna, Alaska. Magnitude-7.1 earthquake strikes near Alaska early Sunday The earthquake was felt in Anchorage and caused power outages in the region. At least 10,000 customers were without electricity in the Anchorage area on Sunday morning, utilities reported. Anchorage firefighters responded to numerous reports of gas odors, alarm systems sounding and broken water lines, the department said on its Twitter feed.
Here she is showing what's new after this morning's earthquake. Alaska state seismologist Michael West said the first quake was centered in a sparsely populated area along the Haines Highway, halfway between Haines and Haines Junction, Yukon, at a relatively shallow depth of about a mile and a third.