6.7 Quake Jostles the Coast of Alaska but Causes Little Damage
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattled coastal Alaska on Wednesday, authorities said, but no significant damage or tidal wave threat was reported.
The quake struck at 7:03 a.m. (8:03 a.m. PST), was centered 65 miles southwest of Kodiak Island, Alaska, and was felt across the region, according to the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo.
The West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, measured the quake at 6.9 and pinpointed it at 20 miles below the sea floor.
Residents reported homes shaking as far away as Anchorage and in smaller coastal cities such as Perryville and King Salmon.
“The ground trembled. I was still at home at the time and the blinds rattled and windows shook,” said Paul Smith, assistant to the chief of police in the city Kodiak.
Alaska typically sees half a dozen quakes each year above magnitude 6. Wednesday’s tremor was the strongest since a magnitude 7 in the same waters off Kodiak in December 1999, said geophysicist Paul Whitmore at the tsunami warning center.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
