Earthquake hits central Alaska, third to hit during weekend

May 08, 2017 11:46 am | Updated 11:46 am IST - PLEASANT VALLEY (Alaska):

The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit the central part of the state.

The center says the earthquake had an epicenter 27 miles (43 km) north of Pleasant Valley, a town of about 700 residents at 9-09 p.m. local time on Sunday.

The earthquake was the third to hit Alaska over the weekend.

On Saturday, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Kenai Peninsula region at 8-25 p.m. local time Saturday.

Officials say the moderate quake was felt in the Anchorage area but no damage was reported.

The center reported hours earlier that a magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit part of the Aleutian Islands chain. The quake struck about 12-43 p.m. in the Fox Islands region of the Aleutians. There are no reports of damage from the earthquake.

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