Small earthquake hits Alaska peninsula; no damage reported

TYONEK, Alaska – The Alaska Earthquake Center says a magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit a peninsula in the southern part of the state.

The centre says the earthquake struck the Kenai Peninsula region at 1:32 p.m. Sunday. Its epicenter was 20 miles (32 kilometres) southeast of Tyonek, a coastal village of about 200 people.

The centre says the earthquake, which had a depth of 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) was also felt in Soldotna, Anchorage and Homer.

There are no reports of damage.

The Center also reports that at 3:04 a.m. Sunday, a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit the Kodiak Island region.

The earthquake had a depth of about 2 miles (3.2 kilometres), and its epicenter was 17 miles (28 kilometres) west of Karluk, a coastal village of about 40 residents.