Kenai Peninsula Residents Awakened by 5.5 Quake at 6:16 AM

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A 5.5 earthquake that lasted approximately a minute hit the Kenai Peninsula on Saturday morning, jarring residents there awake. Image-USGS
A 5.5 earthquake that lasted approximately a minute hit the Kenai Peninsula on Saturday morning, jarring residents there awake. Image-USGS

The residents of the Kenai Peninsula were shaken awake on Saturday morning at 6:16 am as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake jarred the area.

The quake occurred 18 miles north northwest of Anchor Point approximately in the middle of Cook Inlet. It was generated at a depth of 54.7 miles beneath the surface.

There has been no reports of damage.

The NOAA Tsunami Center reports no risk of tsunami from the earthquake.

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