Alaska hit by a 5-magnitude earthquake as USGS confirms tremor near Port Alsworth that was widely felt in Anchorage

A 5.0 MAGNITUDE earthquake has been reported near Anchorage, Alaska.

The Southcentral and Southwest areas of the state felt the shake on Wednesday just before 11am local time, per official reports.

The earthquake on Cook Inlet’s western shores registered a preliminary magnitude of 5.0.

Its center was about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage and 42 miles northeast of Port Alsworth, per the .

It had a depth of about 87 miles.

The Alaska Earthquake Center said it’s working on reviewing the event, but no injuries or damage has been reported so far.

Additionally, the Tsunami Center said in a statement there was no danger of a tsunami from the quake.

Alaska residents took to social media to report the situation.

One Twitter user said: “just had an earthquake in math class! how fun! i love alaska!”

Another added: “Ooh, that was a weird earthquake in Alaska… trying to keep my cool during a team call but…”

Earlier this month Alaska was hit by another 5.0 magnitude earthquake.

That quake reportedly occurred 33 miles southwest of Shemya Island, and 52 miles southeast of Attu Station, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center (AEC).

In 2021, Alaska recorded an 8.2 magnitude quake, which was the largest in the US in 50 years, according to the 2021 Seismicity Year in Review report from the AEC.

That quake occurred on July 28 at 10:15pm local time. It originated offshore of the Alaska Peninsula.

A tsunami warning was issued after that earthquake.