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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck Southcentral Alaska just before 6 a.m. Thursday and was widely felt in the Anchorage area.
The 5:48 a.m. quake was centered on the west side of Cook Inlet about 75 miles west of Anchorage, at a depth of about 69 miles, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
We have reviewed a magnitude 5.0 event at 05:48 AM, 69 miles deep and 36 miles W of Tyonek.
— Alaska Earthquake Center (@AKearthquake) February 2, 2023
This event was felt in south-central alaska.
The event page is available at https://t.co/A0zcoprzTT
There were no immediate reports on social media of damage.