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An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 shook Southcentral Alaska just before 11 a.m. Wednesday and was widely felt in Anchorage.
The earthquake was centered in the remote Chigmit Mountains near the Mount Iliamna volcano on the west side of Cook Inlet. It was about 125 miles southwest of Anchorage and 42 miles east of Port Alsworth, the nearest community, at a depth of about 92 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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— Alaska Earthquake Center (@AKearthquake) March 23, 2022
The event was a M4.7 at 10:45am, it was 17 miles north of Iliamna Volcano and about 80 miles deep. It was felt widely in Southcentral Alaska. https://t.co/EBNCw7m7ju pic.twitter.com/xLy6YLEJk0
The earthquake was initially given a preliminary magnitude of 5.0.
There were no reports of damage, said seismologist Stephen Holtkamp. A tsunami was not expected, according to the Palmer-based National Tsunami Warning Center.
The earthquake was not an aftershock, Holtkamp said.
Tsunami Info Stmt: M5.0 070mi NE Iliamna, Alaska 1045AKDT Mar 23: Tsunami NOT expected
— NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) March 23, 2022
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