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Pair of earthquakes jolt Southcentral Alaska

A pair of earthquakes centered near Talkeetna shook Southcentral Alaska early Sunday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The first earthquake hit at 4:49 p.m., had a magnitude of 4.9 and was centered 38 kilometers southwest of Talkeetna, according to the USGS. A second earthquake less than a minute later shook nearly the same location and had a magnitude of 5.1.

The Alaska Earthquake Information Center also listed two earthquakes, a minute apart -- one at magnitude-4.72 at 4:49 p.m., and a second at 4:50 p.m., which registered as magnitude-4.75.

Earlier Sunday, an earthquake struck 20 kilometers northwest of the Arctic community of Kaktovik, in the Arctic Ocean off the North Slope coastline. That earthquake, which occurred at 11:26 a.m., registered as magnitude-4.6, according to USGS.

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This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Laurel Andrews

Laurel Andrews was a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch News and Alaska Dispatch. She left the ADN in October 2018.

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