Earthquake Near Anchorage, Alaska

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May 16, 2012 – Moderate earthquake close to Anchorage, Alaska

Last update: May 16, 2012 at 4:14 pm by By 

Moderate earthquake close to Anchorage, Alaska
Preliminary Magnitude : 4.7 — Depth 57 km
Harmless earthquake because of the depth. Also because of the depth it will be well felt in the greater Alaska area

 

SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
USGS Southern Alaska May 16 15:02 PM 4.6 59.0 MAP I Felt It
USGS Southern Alaska May 16 15:02 PM 4.7 57.0 MAP I Felt It
  • Anchorage – Woke me at about 700 am and my dogs freaked out
  • Anchorage, AK @ airport – Definitely shook Ted Stevens International Airport…
  • East Anchorage, Alaska – My alarm for work had just gone off and I had hit the snooze button. I was laying there half asleep until the shaking started. It shook the house pretty good.
  • Alaska – Thought it was my cell phone vibrating on the bed at first… then it actually hit. No damage, but the house shook and creaked pretty good.

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2012/05/15/major-earthquakes-list-may-16-2012/