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Earthquake Hits Central Alaska, Third to Hit During Weekend

by Associated Press

   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
   kilometers) north of Pleasant Valley, a town of about 700 residents at
   9:09 p.m. local time Sunday. The earthquake had a depth of 6.8 miles
   (11 kilometers.)
   The earthquake was the fourth to hit Alaska over the weekend.
   There were no reports of injuries or damage.
   Earlier Sunday, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit the Cook Inlet region at
   11:58 a.m. near Tyonek, a town of about 200 residents. The earthquake
   had a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers.)
   On Saturday, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Kenai Peninsula
   region at 8:25 p.m. local time Saturday. 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.