6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Alaska near active volcano
RT.com
29 Jul, 2015
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck in Alaska, some 42 miles southwest of the active Redoubt Volcano, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said.
Notably, the earthquake also struck near Mt. Katmai, the site of the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
The epicenter was 9 miles south of Mt. Iliamna, another volcano in the area, the Alaska Dispatch News reported.
According to the USGS, the quake hit about 141 miles southwest of Anchorage.
The agency is forecasting “very light damage.”
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