JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote area near the border of Alaska and Canada’s Yukon territory on Saturday. No tsunami warning was issued and officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the attack was about 230 miles (370 kilometers) northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 155 miles (250 kilometers) west of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
In Whitehorse, RCMP Sgt. Calista MacLeod said the detachment received two 911 calls about the earthquake.
“Someone definitely felt it,” McLeod said. “There’s a lot of people on social media and people are feeling it.”
Alison Bird, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, said the areas of Yukon most affected by the earthquake are mountainous and sparsely populated.
“Most people are reporting things falling off shelves and walls,” Bird said. “We don’t appear to be seeing any structural damage.”
Bird said the closest Canadian community to the epicenter was Haines Junction, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) away. The Yukon Bureau of Statistics puts the 2022 population at 1,018.
The quake struck about 56 miles (91 kilometers) from Yakutat, Alaska, which the U.S. Geological Survey said has 662 residents.
The quake struck at a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers) and was followed by several smaller aftershocks.