Earthquake Shakes Central Alaska

The site of the Tanana Commercial Company general store, 100 Front Street, Tanana, Alaska. Cynthia Erickson and her husband live above the store. Bing Maps screenshot

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook central Alaska around 9 a.m. local time on Oct. 27.

The quake was centered 13 miles east of the city of Tanana and 120 miles west of Fairbanks.