Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Alaska’s Arctic
The quake is the most powerful ever recorded on Alaska's oil-producing North Slope.
ANCHORAGE — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck on Sunday near the village of Kaktovik, on Alaska’s Beaufort Sea coast, and near part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge where the Trump administration plans to allow oil drilling. No injuries or damage were reported.
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