A magnitude-7.1 quake knocked items off shelves and walls in Alaska
early Sunday morning January 24,2016, jolting the nerves of residents in this
earthquake-prone region.
The earthquake struck at about 1:30 a.m. Alaska time and was centered 53
miles (85 kilometers) west of Anchor Point in the Kenai Peninsula,
which is about 160 miles (257 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage,
according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no reports of injuries, but four
homes were lost to explosions or fire following the quake.
Alaska's state seismologist, Michael West, called it the strongest
earthquake in the state's south-central region in decades
Alaska often
has larger or more powerful earthquakes, such as a 7.9 last year in the
remote Aleutian Islands
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