Quake shakes part of Alaska, but damage appears minimal

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A strong earthquake jolted Alaska's most populous region Monday, sending residents and office workers diving under desks and huddling in doorways but causing almost no damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.4 magnitude temblor struck about 24 miles from the town of Willow at 11:28 a.m. The rumbling lasted several moments in Anchorage, 58 miles from the epicenter, and was felt as far south as Kenai and north to Fairbanks, a span of 300 miles.

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Quake shakes part of Alaska, but damage appears minimal

"Things were swinging pretty good and shaking, like pictures on the wall, bottles rattling - and my blood pressure went up ...

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