Alaska rocked by 'quake
Date: Friday, October 25 @ 00:07:00 CDT
Topic: Archive of stories pre April 2007
A strong earthquake has struck deep underground in Alaska rocking much of the state and waking people 350 miles away.
There are no immediate reports of injuries or widespread damage.
The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, hit at 3:27 a.m. (1227 BST), jarring residents in Fairbanks, 85 miles north of the epicentre, and in Anchorage, 170 miles to the southwest, seismologist Bruce Turner said.
The observatory was deluged with calls about the quake, which occurred on an active fault several miles beneath the surface, Turner said.
Kathie White, who runs a hotel 36 miles from the epicentre, said the quake roused the residents and shook items off her shelves but no one was hurt.
"Just a good shaker," she said.
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