Magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattles Anchorage, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook parts of Alaska on Monday morning, including Anchorage.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was reported just outside Eagle River, Alaska, around 6:47 a.m. AKDT and was at a depth of about 17.5 miles. Eagle River is about 15 miles northeast of Anchorage.

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More than 1,600 people reported shaking to the USGS, varying from weak to moderate.

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The NWS National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, said this earthquake had no tsunami threat.

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