A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Sunday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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\nA 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Sunday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). At around 11.p.m. local time, the ground in and around the epicenter \u2014 underneath the Talkeetna Mountains \u2014 began to shake, according to data from the USGS and the Alaska Earthquake Centre. The quake originated about 60 miles east of Talkeetna and 100 miles northeast of Anchorage, Alaska\u2019s largest city. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System did not issue a tsunami warning, advisory, watch, or threat related to the Sunday evening earthquake, according to the National Weather Service\u2019s website. Residents from Homer to Fairbanks could feel the earthquake\u2019s tremors, according to the USGS and reporting from Anchorage Daily News. Those in and around the Mat-Su and Anchorage areas could feel it \u201cespecially strong,\u201d according to the outlet. \u201cTalkeetna\u2026 long rumble followed by a very strong jolt that flexed the house and sent some stuff on shelves to the floor,\u201d Mark Westman of Talkeetna said, according to Anchorage Daily News. \u201cThen more rumbling. It was a long one. No damage, but the big jolt in the middle definitely rattled the nerves, that one packed a punch.\u201d He later said, \u201cIt was notable for the duration as well as the big jolt in the middle,\u201d the outlet reported. Sunday\u2019s earthquake was reportedly the strongest recorded earthquake with an epicenter in the south-central Alaska area since the 7.1 magnitude quake in November 2018.<\/p>\n