Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes remote area near Alaska-Canada border

"A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck about 230 miles (370km) north-west of Juneau, Alaska, and 155 miles (250) west of Whitehorse, Yukon."

"In Whitehorse, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Calista MacLeod said the detachment received two 911 calls about the earthquake. It definitely was felt, MacLeod said. There are a lot of people on social media, people felt it. Alison Bird, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, said the part of Yukon most affected by the temblor is mountainous and has few people."

The magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck about 230 miles northwest of Juneau and 155 miles west of Whitehorse near the Alaska-Yukon border at a depth of about 6 miles. Multiple smaller aftershocks followed. Two 911 calls were received in Whitehorse and many people reported feeling the quake on social media. The most affected Yukon area is mountainous and sparsely populated; the nearest Canadian community, Haines Junction, is about 80 miles away with roughly 1,018 residents. Yakutat, Alaska, lies about 56 miles from the epicenter with 662 residents. Officials reported no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of structural damage or injuries.

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