A major Alaskan city was rattled Thursday by two earthquakes that struck just hours apart.
Anchorage, home to around 300,000 people, experienced a magnitude 2.9 quake at 10:13am local time (2:13pm ET) near Elmendorf Air Force Base.
The first tremor, a magnitude 3.2, was detected about 48 miles north at 5:23am (11:32am ET), but residents in Anchorage also reported feeling the shaking, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
An assessment from Michigan Tech University showed that people typically do not feel quakes with a magnitude of 2.5 or less.
Those from 2.5 to 5.4 are often felt but only cause minor damage.
No injuries or damages have been reported on Thursday.
Anchorage sits about 78 miles from Mount Spurr, which continues to show signs of unrest with elevated seismic activity.
Mount Spurr was under an eruption ‘Watch’ earlier this year, but it has since been lowered to ‘Advisory,’ meaning ‘volcanic activity has decreased significantly but continues to be closely monitored for possible renewed increase.’
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Anchorage, home to around 300,000 people, experienced a magnitude 2.9 quake at 10:13am local time (2:13pm ET) near Elmendorf Air Force Base
