Where was the epicenter of the latest earthquake in the news from Alaska?
Tourists, fishermen, hotels, homes and cars were swept away by walls of water unleashed by the 8.9-magnitude earthquake, centered off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where at least 408 people were killed by floods and collapsing buildings, officials said. But the scope of the disaster became apparent only after waves as high as six meters (20 feet) crashed into coastal areas throughout the Indian Ocean and Andaman Sea. In Sri Lanka _ some 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) west of the epicenter _ the death toll stood at 2,150, the Prime Minister’s office said. Indian officials said as many as 1,130 had been killed along the southern coast. Another 168 were confirmed dead in Thailand, 28 in Malaysia and 2 in Bangladesh. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Web site recorded the magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra, 1,620 kilometers (1,000 miles) northwest of Jakarta. It was centered 40 kilometers (25 miles) below the seabed. Aftershocks struck in the m
No injuries reported after shaking was felt over the south-central portion of Alaska A strong earthquake jolted urban areas of Alaska today, sending people diving under desks and huddling in doorways. The US Geological Survey said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck near the town of Willow at 11:28am today. The epicentre was 58 miles from the state’s largest city, Anchorage, where the rumbling continued for several moments. The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Centre reported the quake’s magnitude at a slightly weaker 5.3 and said no tsunami will be generated. There are no immediate reports of damage or injury, but the shaking was felt over a wide swatch of south-central Alaska. Aftershocks were shaking the area, with one about 30 minutes later measuring 4.1. Sources: http://www.guardian.co.
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Anchorage today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It did not cause any injuries or major damage, according to officials in the city, Alaska’s largest. “It was a good one,” said Jennifer Collins, a spokeswoman for the Anchorage Fire Department. “Oh, yeah, we definitely felt it. It shook and then it subsided a bit and then it shook again.” Collins said the fire department had heard no reports of damage. The quake hit at 11:28 a.m. local time. Its epicenter was about 60 miles northwest of Anchorage. Sources: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-alaska-earthquake23-2009jun23,0,3848311.
