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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits Alaska, felt in capital city
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Alaska Earthquake Center reports that a magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit southern Alaska. It was felt by people in the state’s capital. Juneau.
The centre says the earthquake hit at 8:32 p.m. Saturday and had an epicenter 43 miles (70 kilometres) west of Klukwan, a village of about 95 people. The earthquake had a depth of less than a mile (about 1 kilometre.)
Several Juneau residents reported on social media that they felt the quake. One person tweeted: “Juneau just had an earthquake… I actually felt it. My bed was literally moving.”
There were no reports of significant damage.
The last big earthquake to hit Alaska took place on Nov. 30, when a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Anchorage.
Alaska’s massive 1964 earthquake had a magnitude 9.2.
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