Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes central Alaska - GFZ

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck central Alaska in the United States, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles) , GFZ said.

Separately, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), said the tremblor struck 169 kilometers north of the state's capital Anchorage.