5.5 Alaska Earthquake Shakes Up Missions Team

Today an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 shook up the mission team. The epicenter was about 25 miles from Willow, Alaska. There was no damage and no injuries were reported. Some of the team reportedly did not feel the ground shake beneath them. They were too focused on the task at hand. For some, it was their first earthquake.

The ground shook for about a minute. This was followed by an aftershock less than a minute later. The aftershock also lasted for less than a minute.

Alaska leads the US in earthquake activity. Read the report from the USGS about the earthquake here.

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