how alaska Earthquake continue around Fairbanks and give some information ?”
The Alaska Earthquake Information Center recorded more than 120 earthquakes across the state since 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The central region of Alaska housed more than 50 of those recorded since Wednesday, though many of them were under a 2.0 magnitude. According to Viggato, most people don’t feel the earthquake unless the magnitude is higher than a 2.5. “It’s not uncommon for the Fairbanks area to have occasional earthquakes,” Viggato said. “All of these have been occurring near Ester, where the epicenter is.
Earthquakes continue around Fairbanks By Rebecca George Published Sunday, May 31, 2009 FAIRBANKS — The belly of Fairbanks continues to rumble as several small earthquakes rolled through the Ester area Friday night and throughout Saturday. The biggest quake registered at magnitude of 3.5 on Friday at 8:53 p.m. Folks living in the Ester area and along Chena Ridge woke up to a 3.2 magnitude quake in the same place at about 6:16 a.m. The epicenter for the latest rumblings sits 11 miles southwest of Fairbanks, about 2 miles beneath the surface. A telephone recording from the Alaska Earthquake Information Center stated the latest earthquake occurred Saturday morning at 7:29 a.m., with a magnitude of 2.8. It is likely the quakes Saturday morning were just aftershocks, according to Tami Viggato, a field technician with the Alaska Earthquake Information Center. On May 23, a 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 4 miles south of Ester at about 1:30 p.m., at a depth of about six miles benea
FAIRBANKS — The belly of Fairbanks continues to rumble as several small earthquakes rolled through the Ester area Friday night and throughout Saturday. The biggest quake registered at magnitude of 3.5 on Friday at 8:53 p.m. Folks living in the Ester area and along Chena Ridge woke up to a 3.2 magnitude quake in the same place at about 6:16 a.m.
