A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon yesterday. There was no tsunami warning or any immediate reports of damage.

 

 

The US Geological Survey said the tremor struck about 370 kilometres northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 250 kilometres west of Whitehorse, Yukon. It was also about 91 kilometres from Yakutat, Alaska, which the USGS said has a population of 662. The quake struck at a depth of about 10 kilometres. There were several smaller aftershocks.