2 earthquakes hit central and northern Alaska regions

KAVIK RIVER CAMP, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says that two earthquakes have hit Alaska.

The agency says that at 6:58 a.m. Sunday a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck an area 41.8 miles (67 kilometers) east of Kavik River Camp and 342.9 miles (551 kilometers) northeast of Fairbanks, the state's second-biggest city. The agency says the earthquake had a depth of about four-tenths of a mile (0.6 kilometers.)

At 7:14 a.m., a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit an area farther north. The USGS says the earthquake hit a spot about 340.1 miles (548.6 kilometers) northeast of Fairbanks. The agency says that earthquake also had a depth of about four-tenths of a mile (0.6 kilometers.)

Several aftershocks were reported across northern Alaska.