Chika Buzz » alaska volcano observatory http://www.chikabuzz.com The Latest Buzz on Life and Anything in Between Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:05:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Alaska Earthquake | Earthquake Struck Anchorage, Alaska http://www.chikabuzz.com/alaska-earthquake-earthquake-struck-anchorage-alaska/ http://www.chikabuzz.com/alaska-earthquake-earthquake-struck-anchorage-alaska/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:09:44 +0000 admin http://www.chikabuzz.com/?p=140 Yesterday, around 11:27am, an earthquake struck Alaska with a magnitude of 5.4 but no damages has been reported. The epicenter of the Alaska Earthquake was about 60 miles northwest of Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. The city’s officials has it that Alaska experiences one or two earthquakes per year.


Anyway, aftershocks are still being reported hitting Anchorage at around 4.1 in magnitude. According to the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, there is no chance that a tsunami will hit the Alaskan coast.

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