Magnitude 5.8 quake rattles Anchorage, Alaska
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 PropertyA magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Monday, close to the city of Anchorage, rattling buildings and knocking bric-a-brac from shelves, but no serious damage or injuries were reported. The tremor, initially reported as a magnitude 5.7, struck at 4:42 p.m. (8:42 p.m. EST) 25 miles west of Anchorage, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, relatively shallow at a depth of 33.1 miles, was widely felt in Anchorage, according to Guy Urban, a geophysicist for the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska.
External References & Further Reading
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-quake-alaska-idUSBRE8B303G20121204?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
