ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An earthquake rocked Alaska's largest city and other parts of the state's most populated region on Thursday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.
The quake struck with a magnitude of 5.2 shortly after 11 a.m., according to seismologists at the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. It was centered about 50 miles southwest of Anchorage, said tsunami program manager Cindi Pressler.
The quake occurred 30 miles below ground and rumbled for several seconds. It would not generate a tsunami, the warning center said just after the quake. (Read more...)
