ALASKA'S NEWSPAPER

| Updated: 12:24 AM

Quake centered near Skwentna felt in large swath of Alaska

Seismologists say a moderate earthquake was widely felt in a large section of Alaska.

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The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the magnitude 5.3 quake occurred at 6 a.m. Thursday about eight miles northwest of Skwentna and 74 miles northwest of Anchorage.

It was felt in a vast section of the state, including Anchorage, Fairbanks, Valdez, Willow and Talkeetna.

There are no immediate reports of damage.

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