7.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Alaska, tsunami warning cancelled

December 01, 2018 01:01

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has rocked buildings in Anchorage and caused lamp posts and trees to sway, prompting people to run out of offices and seek shelter under office desks.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake Friday morning was centred about 12 kilometres north of Alaska's largest city.

The magnitude of the quake has been updated throughout the day, with the latest from the USGS putting it at 7.0.

The National Tsunami Warning Center has cancelled a tsunami warning for coastal zones of southern Alaska fthat it had issued earlier.

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