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Alaska 7.0 Quake Leads Spate of Seismic Events With Later Shocks in Kurils and Uzbekistan

Officials report no casualties or tsunami alerts following the Alaska M7.0.

Overview

  • USGS revised the Alaska event to magnitude 7.0 with an epicenter about 90 kilometers north of Yakutat at a depth of roughly 10 kilometers.
  • Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan said there were no reports of injuries or damage and that no tsunami warning was issued.
  • USGS later recorded a magnitude 4.7 quake near Sand Point, Alaska, at a depth of about 70 kilometers, with no reported impacts.
  • A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck near the northern Kurils off Paramushir at a depth of 63 kilometers, and no tsunami alert was issued.
  • Uzbekistan’s emergency service reported a third light quake in two days in Namangan and Fergana, rated around intensity 2–3, with no casualties.