(Graphic courtesy Alaska Earthquake Center)
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rattled Southeast Alaska residents late Saturday night.
There is no tsunami danger from this earthquake, according to the Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer.
The earthquake struck just after 8: 30 p.m. about 100 miles northwest of Juneau, in a remote corner of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck approximately two days ago, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center data.
Residents of Juneau, Haines, Skagway and Klukwan reported feeling the quake.
Preliminary info on the Southeast earthquake at 8: 32 pm: M5.1, depth of about 1 mile, about 54 miles W of Haines, which puts it near the north end of Tarr Inlet in @GlacierBayNPS. We have felt reports from Juneau, Douglas, Haines, and Elfin Cove. https://t.co/oLYEeQW1LA
– Alaska Earthquake Center (@AKearthquake) September 1, 2019
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