4.9 earthquake shakes Southcentral
Daily News Staff
Published: April 17th, 2005
Last Modified: April 17th, 2005 at 05:52 PM
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 jolted Southcentral Alaska on Sunday, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer.
The light quake struck at 1:33 p.m. local time. The epicenter was 45 miles north of Seward and 35 miles southeast of Anchorage. The quake was felt most strongly in Girdwood, according to the Alaska Earthquake Information Center. People in Anchorage, Mat-Su, Chugiak and other parts of Southcentral also felt the jolt, the warning center reported.
The earthquake was centered 22 miles deep into the Earth’s surface. The magnitude was light enough that a tsunami was not generated. No reports of injuries were received, according to the earthquake information center
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