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Quakes shake southeast Alaska near Juneau; no reports of damage
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Original Publication Date: July 24, 2014 11:00PM
Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 10:33PM
JUNEAU, Alaska – Two quakes occurred in the same location early Friday in southeast Alaska.
The U. S. Geological Survey reports weak or light shaking was felt around Juneau, about 160 kilometres to the east.
There are no reports of damage.
The USGS recorded a magnitude 5.9 quake at 2:54 a.m. and a 4.7 quake at 3:19 a.m. about 80 kilometres west of Gustavus.
Both were about 10 kilometres deep.
The National Weather Service said no tsunami was expected.
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