6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Alaska

Earthquake with 6.0 magnitude occurred near Aleutian Islands

An earthquake with the magnitude of 6.0 was registered near the Aleutian Islands of the United States, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center reports.

The epicenter was located 1,547 km to the south of the city of Anchorage in Alaska, with the population of about 298,000 people.

The earthquake source was at the depth of 54 km, the center said.

The epicenter was located 1,547 km to the south of the city of Anchorage in Alaska, with the population of about 298,000 people

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Alaska

Christian Baha

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

The quake hit in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 10 kilometers, with its epicenter located 1,537 kilometers southwest of Anchorage, a city of nearly 298,000 residents.

USGS said the earthquake hit 87 kilometers southwest of Nikolski, a small community on Umnak Island.