Early-morning earthquake jostles Southcentral Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An earthquake woke up many residents in Southcentral Alaska early Saturday morning.

Measured at a preliminary magnitude 4.9, the quake struck at 6:38 a.m. about 44 miles west of Anchorage, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center, with a depth of 47.8 miles.

The quake was originally measured at 5.0 before quickly being downgraded slightly in the minutes after it hit.

There were no reports of injury as of Saturday morning.

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