Magnitude 5.8 quake rattles Anchorage

An earthquake struck Anchorage, Alaska Monday afternoon. Earthquakes are common in Alaska, which is one of the most seismically active parts of the US.

By Reuters / December 3, 2012

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of?Alaska?on Monday, close to the city of?Anchorage, rattling buildings and knocking bric-a-brac from shelves, but no serious damage or injuries were reported.

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The tremor, initially reported as a magnitude 5.7, struck at 4:42 p.m. (8:42 p.m. EST) 25 miles west of?Anchorage, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake, relatively shallow at a depth of 33.1 miles, was widely felt in?Anchorage, according to?Guy Urban, a geophysicist for the?West Coast?and?Alaska?Tsunami Warning Center in?Palmer,?Alaska.

"Some people in?Anchorage?said some things fell off the shelves," he told Reuters, adding that the center was unaware of any severe property damage or anyone being hurt.

Quakes of similar strength are fairly common in?Alaska, one of the most seismically active parts of the?United States.

Reporting by Yereth Rosen in?Anchorage. Additional reporting by Sandra Maler in Washington; Editing by Steve Gorman and Sandra Maler

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