Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rattles remote region of Interior Alaska
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck early Thursday about 27 miles north of Lake Minchumina, a remote community in Interior Alaska about 90 miles west of Denali National Park, according to USGS. The quake happened just after 3 a.m. local time and was relatively shallow, less than 3 miles below the surface.
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30 people live in the remote area, according to the 2020 U.S. Census.
FILE - YUKONKOYUKUK CENSUS AREA, AK - SEPTEMBER 6: Fall foliage contrasts with the landscape in a aerial view of Alaskan wilderness on September 6, 2022 in YukonKoyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ((Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
Alaska is one of the most seismically active states in the country. Lake Minchumina is within Interior Alaska, which is crossed by the very active Denali fault system, according to the USGS.
Meanwhile, much of southern Alaska lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire — a 25,000-mile belt of volcanoes and earthquake zones surrounding much of the Pacific Ocean, where 90% of the world's earthquakes occur.
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