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A 7.9 earthquake struck near Denali National Park on Sunday, November 3, 2002 at 1:12:41 PM (Alaska Time), about 75 miles south of Fairbanks and 175 miles northeast of Anchorage. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattled the same area last month.

(Photo courtesy U.S. Geological Survey)

The quake forced the trans-Alaska oil pipeline to shut down after some supports holding the line up were damaged. The earthquake sheared off eight metal shoes upon which the pipeline's vertical supports rest, and some crossbeams that connect vertical supports were also damaged. The pipeline delivers about 1 million barrels of crude oil a day, will stay shut at least through Monday while crews assess the damage.

In addition to damaging some of the oil pipeline's vertical supports, Sunday's earthquake cracked some sections of highways in interior Alaska, forcing partial or complete closures, the Alaska State Troopers said. State officials received a report of one earthquake-related injury.

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A major earthquake occurred at 22:12:41 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time on Sunday, November 3, 2002. The magnitude 7.9 event occurred 66 km (41 miles) ESE of McKinley Park, AK. The hypocentral depth was 5 km ( 3 miles).