Magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits Alaska, felt in capital city
By ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED: 01:21 EDT, 1 September 2019 | UPDATED: 02:16 EDT, 1 September 2019
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 center says the earthquake hit at 8:32 p.m. Saturday and had an epicenter 43 miles (70 kilometers) west of Klukwan, a village of about 95 people. The earthquake had a depth of less than a mile (about 1 kilometer.)
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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 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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