A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday.
Authorities reported no tsunami threat and said there were no early indications of injuries or property loss, media reports.
According to the US Geological Survey, it struck about 230 miles (370 kilometers) northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 155 miles (250 kilometers) west of Whitehorse, Yukon.
In Whitehorse, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Calista MacLeod noted that their office had received two 911 reports about the shaking.
“It definitely was felt,” MacLeod said. “There are a lot of people on social media, people felt it.”
Alison Bird, a seismologist at Natural Resources Canada, explained that the zone most affected in Yukon is rugged and sparsely inhabited.
“Mostly people have reported things falling off shelves and walls,” Bird said. “It doesn’t seem like we’ve seen anything in terms of structural damage.”
Bird said Haines Junction, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) from the epicenter and home to 1,018 people in 2022, is the closest Canadian settlement.
On the Alaska side, Yakutat with a population of 662, according to the USGS, lies about 56 miles (91 kilometers) from the quake’s center.
The earthquake originated at a depth of roughly 6 miles (10 kilometers) and triggered several smaller aftershocks shortly afterward.
