A magnitude 5.0 earthquake under Cook Inlet rattled buildings in Anchorage and elsewhere in Southcentral Alaska Wednesday morning. There were no reports of damage. The quake, at 10:19 a.m., was centered under Cook Inlet, 36 miles west of Anchorage, 18 miles northeast of the village of Tyonek and 13 miles northeast of Beluga, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
It occurred at a depth of about 38 miles.
The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said the quake did not generate a tsunami.
Janelle Baker, administrative assistant and human resources manager for the Tyonek Native Corp., told the Associated Press there was no damage in her village of 154 on the northwest shore of Cook Inlet, 43 miles southwest of Anchorage.
"It was scary, especially being in the office," she said. "It was a pretty big jolt."
A dispatcher with the Anchorage Fire Department said the department had not received any calls about the earthquake, but firefighters at one station pulled trucks out of the garage because the building was shaking so much.
ADN staff, wire services