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Twin earthquakes felt in Susitna Valley Sunday evening

On Sunday night, two simultaneous earthquakes shook the Northern Susitna Valley. According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, a Magnitude 3.8 earthquake fifteen miles south of Talkeetna and a Magnitude 4.2

On Sunday night, two simultaneous earthquakes shook the Northern Susitna Valley. According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, a Magnitude 3.8 earthquake fifteen miles south of Talkeetna and a Magnitude 4.2 thirty-seven miles north of Skwentna in the foothills of the Alaska Range both occurred at 8:07 pm.

 

The earthquake in the Alaska Range was considerably deeper, with an epicenter thirty-two miles below the surface. The earthquake south of Talkeetna was much shallower, at a depth of four miles. Shaking was widely felt throughout the Talkeetna area, and no damage has been reported as a result of the twin earthquakes.

 

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