5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes south central Alaska

An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 5.3 struck southern central Alaska at 9:59 am on Saturday.

Saturday’s earthquake is a replica of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred on November 30, 2018 and caused damage in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna region, the Alaska Earthquake Center said.

We, in cooperation with @UAA The Engineering Department just installed 5 new strong movement stations on Eagle River and Mat-Su last week, to provide additional information on land movements in this region. Today’s M5.3 quake is the biggest since an M5.1 on November 7, 2020. 2/2

– Alaska Earthquake Center (@AKearthquake) February 27, 2021

A tsunami was not expected, according to the US National Tsunami Alert Center. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said on Twitter at around 10:30 am that the agency had no reports of damage at that time, but would carry out “visual inspections of our bridge structures within the earthquake zone.”

This is a developing story. Check again for updates.

This was quite overwhelming. We do not have damage reports at this time, however, DOT & PF Maintenance and Operations is conducting visual inspections of our bridge structures within the earthquake zone. We will post updates if necessary. Thank you and stay safe!

– Alaska DOT and PF (@AlaskaDOTPF) February 27, 2021

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