5.3-magnitude quake hits Central Alaska -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.3-magnitude quake hits Central Alaska -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-08-08 13:06:00

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Central Alaska at 0450 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 62.43 degrees north latitude and 152.32 degrees west longitude.