On Thursday morning, a strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake trembled a huge area of Alaska, including the state's largest city. The US Geological Service (USGS) reported the tremor struck at 51 minutes past 9 in the morning near Willow, Alaska.

The site of the Alaskan earthquake today was about 60 miles west-northwest of Willow. The zone is 80 miles northwest of Anchorage, where it was felt. It befell at a depth of 103 kilometers resulted in light to moderate shaking of the immediate area. The inhabitants of the city of Anchorage felt the quake.

The magnitude 6.2 earthquake which hit 130 kilometers from Anchorage, Alaska on September 25 was the major to occur in the domestic zone of the state since a magnitude 6.3 quake in 2003. The Associated Press reported that USGS said the earthquake's epicenter was located 81 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska's most populated city, and instigated at a depth of 63.2 miles underneath the surface, which would have reduced its impact.

The USGS classified the Alaskan earthquake today as having a small likelihood of triggering shaking-related mortalities or financial harms, and the National Weather Service said no tsunami was projected to be created by the tremor. Anchorage police said there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries, just building and car alarms going off. A Matanuska-Susitna borough spokesperson said the minivan she had parked in at the time suddenly started shaking.

A magnitude 6.2 Alaskan earthquake today is considered strong and is usually capable of causing austere damages, though such temblors are not uncommon in seismically dynamic Alaska. Strong shaking was reported northwest of Anchorage, with typically lighter reverberating elsewhere across a wide region. The Alaska Department of Transportation said that engineers were responding to reports of minor rock fall along a highway south of Anchorage. Social media sites displayed several photographs of offices with books, paper and chairs scattered about and products fall down from store shelves.

During the quake, residents stooped under desks and tables as the ground trembled. An Alaskan Auction company worker, Debra Pearce said that she has lived in the state for years and the Alaskan earthquake today is the strongest she felt since the 1964 temblor.

The 6.2 magnitude Alaskan earthquake is the strongest so far felt by the state after the second-highest ever archived the devastating 1964 magnitude 9.2 quake that resulted to tsunamis and left 131 casualties.