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Quake strikes area off Alaska coast
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A strong earthquake struck in a remote region off the Alaska coast, but there was no threat of tsunami or immediate reports of damage, officials said.
The magnitude-6.7 quake struck at 11 p.m. Thursday and was centered in the ocean about 35 miles beneath the seabed and about 400 miles southwest of Anchorage, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It hit a remote and lightly populated Aleutian Island region.
The temblor was felt on the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, more than 100 miles away.
“We got shook up pretty good,” said Alvin Pedersen of Chignik Lagoon, an oceanside community on the Alaska Peninsula.
He said the quake, which lasted about a minute, was the strongest he had felt since Alaska’s Good Friday earthquake of 1964, the second-strongest ever recorded at magnitude-9.2.
More cars added to air-bag recall
DETROIT – General Motors and Subaru are adding vehicles to the growing list of models being recalled by 11 automakers due to potentially exploding air bags.
GM is adding about 375,000 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty pickup trucks from 2007 and 2008 to the recall in North America. Dealers will replace passenger air bag inflators.
Subaru is adding about 60,000 Impreza small cars from the 2004 and 2005 model years plus the 2005 Saab 9-2X made by Subaru. The recall also covers passenger air bags.
Associated Press
