7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Cook Inlet, no tsunami expected

The Alaska Earthquake Center is reporting a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Cook Inlet at 1:30 a.m.

Earthquake map 1/24/2016
A map of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Cook Intlet around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. (Courtesy Alaska Earthquake Center)

The National Weather Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement saying no action is required for tsunami risk: “BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA … THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT BECAUSE THE EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED TOO DEEP INSIDE THE EARTH.”

Anecdotal damage reports are circulating on social media of intense shaking and scattered power outages.

AFD Dispatch is very busy with reports of gas odors, alarm systems sounding, broken water lines, etc. Isolated reports…

Posted by The Anchorage Fire Department on Sunday, January 24, 2016

The 7.1m earthquake at 1:30 am caused several outages including our entire Douglass substation in Willow and Hospital…

Posted by Matanuska Electric Association on Sunday, January 24, 2016

As of 2:47 a.m. Alaska time, the U.S Geological Survey had recorded more than 1,800 reports about the earthquake from across 52 ZIP codes.

USGS earthquake feel map
(Image courtesy USGS)

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

Jeremy Hsieh

Local News Reporter, KTOO

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