Washington, December 07 (QNA) - An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the US state of Alaska.

The epicenter was located in a sparsely populated, mountainous region near the border with Canada's Yukon territory, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The earthquake struck at 8:41 PM GMT on Saturday, at a depth of 10 km, approximately 96 km northeast of Yakutat and about 370 km northwest of Juneau, the state capital. Residents in Juneau and Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon territory, felt the tremor.

The USGS also reported two aftershocks measuring 5.6 and 5.3 on the Richter scale, which occurred minutes after the main quake.

Local authorities in the US and Canada, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the fire department, confirmed that no injuries or property damage were reported.

The National Tsunami Warning Center also announced that the earthquake did not pose a tsunami threat, despite its proximity to the Pacific coast. (QNA)