A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was recorded off the coast of Alaska

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 was recorded off the coast of Alaska. This was reported on December 22 by the U.S. Geological Survey(USGS).

As follows from the published information, the focus of the seismic event was at a depth of 9.2 km. The epicenter was located 627 km south-west of Anchorage.

At the same time there is no information about casualties or destruction.

Earlier in the day it became known that the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 occurred in the Republic of South Africa (RSA). The epicenter was located 101 km west of the settlement of Brandvlei, the population of which is about 2.8 thousand people.