This afternoon, I was sitting in our living room working on homework when I felt the chair jiggle. Once in a while we have heavy trucks drive by that make the house shake, but this was different. It was sort of a rolling wave-like feeling. I looked around the room, and nothing was shaking except a mobile of autumn leaves we have hanging on the bookcase. The leaves were shaking at the same frequency I was feeling. It lasted about 30 seconds, maybe a bit less.
After a few mintues, I checked the Alaska Earthquake Information Center website, and sure enough, there was a 5.0 quake recorded about 60 miles North of Anchorage.
As you can see from the site, there are small earthquakes everyday. If I hadn't been sitting still (something I rarely get to do during the day, by the way!), I would not have noticed it.
South Central Alaska is known for "the big one," the Good Friday Earthquake in 1964. That one measured 9.2.
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