Earthquake Centered Near Fox Shakes Fairbanks Area

An earthquake shook Fairbanks and Goldstream Valley residents just after midnight on Wednesday.

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By Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Story Created: Feb 22, 2011 at 5:18 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Feb 22, 2011 at 5:18 PM AKDT

Original article posted Sept. 15, 2010

FAIRBANKS - An earthquake shook Fairbanks and Goldstream Valley residents just after midnight on Wednesday. 

The 3.42 magnitude quake was centered 7 miles east of Fox and struck at 12:10 a.m. It was at a depth of 2 miles. Many Goldstream Valley residents reported feeling it, but no damage has been reported.
 
Southcentral Alaska also got a jolt this morning at 8:06, a magnitude 4.98 centered 146 miles southwest of Anchorage, across Cook Inlet from Anchor Point.

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