SKWENTNA, Alaska (KTUU) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck a

remote stretch of Southcentral Alaska on August 7th, according to the

Alaska Earthquake Center. The quake hit at 8:50 p.m. AKDT about 43

miles northwest of Skwentna and 107 miles northwest of Anchorage, at a depth of 6.2 miles. The Alaska Earthquake Center described the

surrounding region as seismically quiet, noting that known faults,

including the Iditarod-Nixon Fork and the western Denali Fault, have no documented historical or Holocene earthquake activity. On average, the area produces one magnitude 4-to-5 earthquake every other year.  According to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center, there is no warning, advisory, watch or threat in place.