Juneau (Alaska): A powerful earthquake, measuring 7.0, struck a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon in the late afternoon on Saturday (Sunday in India). There was no tsunami warning, and officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

The earthquake was recorded about 230 miles (370 kilometres) northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 155 miles (250 kilometres) west of Whitehorse, Yukon, the US Geological Survey said, according to an AP report. ADVERTISEMENT

The agency has quoted Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt Calista MacLeod as saying from Whitehorse that the detachment received two 911 calls about the earthquake. “It definitely was felt,” MacLeod said. “There are a lot of people on social media, people felt it.”

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