Anchorage Feels Quake: Alaska Earthquake Information Center

The Alaska Earthquake Information Center reports that Southern Alaska was hit by an earthquake. Large at 4.9 on the Richter Scale according to the US Geological Survey, the quake of 3:22 PM PDT is one of several that have struck Southern Alaska over the last day alone.

KTNA of Talkeena, Alaska reports:

The Alaska Earthquake Information Center located an earthquake that occurred at about 1:25 (this)Monday afternoon with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9. The quake was located at a depth of 26 miles and centered 13 miles southwest of Anchorage, 25 miles northwest of Hope and 43 miles south of Willow.

The event was widely felt across southern Alaska, with strongest shaking felt in Anchorage. Many people there reported shifting furniture and items falling off shelves. No reports of heavy damage have been received.

The quake was centered 26 miles below the earth and just 13 miles Southwest of Anchorage.